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
in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there is an electric car with a secret. it s not it s ultralight, 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. no, look closer at that shiny finish. and you will see it is not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels. solar panels on the bonnet, the roof, and the back window. yes, this is a solar powered car and they call it light year 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 mean that if it is parked in the shade, the sections 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 miles of that, the rest has to come from plugging it in. you miles of
also on the programme: a meeting in downing street with energy bosses but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a&e in england and response times for ambulances were much longer than the target time. and at the european championships, alice kinsella wins silver for great britain in the women s gymnastics all round final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: eve muirhead calls time on her curling career. the team gb skip retires as an olympic champion and hopes her success inspires girls in years to come. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force until sunday with temperatures expected to reach 37 celsius in some places over the weekend. a drought could also be declared tomorrow for some parts of england, with government officials, the water companies and groups including the national farmers union due to meet to discuss the prolonged dry weather. the met offic
in a show of solidarity for sir salman rushdie authors have been gathering in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was seriously injured in a knife attack. hundreds of writers gathered at the city s public library to read his works and pay tribute. now on bbc news: click. in an unassuming garage in the netherlands there is an electric car with a secret. no, it is not its ultralight ultra strong carbon fibre frame although that is important to the story and it is not the aerodynamic design that makes it seem like a future car from the 1950s although that is important, too. the closer at that shiny finish and you will see paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels. it also means if it is parked in the shade the section is lower in the sun work at full capacity. even though the battery can take you 440 miles in a single charge, a days worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 miles. the rest has to come from plugging it in. however. 45 might be eno
their support, a week after he was seriously injured in a knife attack. hundreds of writers gathered at the city s public library to read his works and pay tribute. it s just gone half three. in just over ten minutes we ll have the film review, but first, here s click. 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 1950s, 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 bet