in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. it is the first of eight. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in
and showers are likely to continue across parts of scotland, although the winds will tend to ease. it has been a very blustery day here. perhaps a few showers elsewhere but on the whole, as i say, for most of us, it s a dry night. temperatures first thing around 10 degrees in aberdeen, 1a in liverpool and about that in london, as well. so, here s the forecast for sunday, then. it starts off quite sunny in many parts of the uk. writer wins spain in scotland, still a few showers but it will cloud over later in the afternoon lighter winds there in scotland. perhaps a little bit of rain there in northern and mid wales perhaps reaching the north west later on in the day. highs up to about 25 degrees. hello. this is bbc news with me, sean ley. the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears t
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk s largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin s close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, click is all about sustainable travel. we are in the netherlands to look at a solar powered car and in sweden to hop aboard an amazing electric boat. this week, more clean, green fun in the sun with battery robots, solar cars and electric boats.
sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what the job requires. he says rival liz truss s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news, click is all about sustainable travel. in the netherlands to look at a solar powered car and in sweden to hop aboard an amazing electric boat. this week, more clean, green fun in the sun with battery robots, solar cars and electric boats. in an unassuming garage