to power the car. starting at the magnetic north pole the couple navigate across sea ice into canada and in south through the us and mexico, and into warmer temperatures in south america. 17,000 miles in 1a countries later, they will cross the finish line at the south pole in ten months time. modifications have been kept to a minimum, but bigger tyres have been added to help cope with harsh terrain. there are some modcons a drone launcher so they can build theirjourney and a coffee maker. i have every confidence we can do about there will be challenges. we know that it will be a difficult road. but what is an adventure without a challenge? we have to embrace it. if you don t try something and push boundaries, then you will never know what you re capable of. chris and julie are no stranger to defy the odds. in 2017 they were the first team to complete the mongol rally in an electric car, a 10,000 mile
electricity source. there will be a wind turbine and full double on this device that we will be towing along in the arctic and harnessing the renewable energy sources, the wind and the sun, to power the car. starting at the magnetic north pole the couple will navigate across sea ice into canada and in south through the us and mexico, and into warmer temperatures in south america. 17,000 miles and 14 countries later, they will cross the finish line at the south pole in ten months time. modifications have been kept to a minimum, but bigger tyres have been added to help cope with harsh terrain. there are some mod cons a drone launcher so they can film theirjourney and a coffee maker. i have every confidence we can do it but there will be challenges. we know that it will be a difficult road.
they ve been preparing for a journey of a lifetime chris and julie ramsay from scotland are about to embark on a drive which will take them from one of the earth s poles to the other. the couple are taking an electric car from the arctic to antarctica. ben philip reports. first of its kind adventure, driving an electric car from pole to pole. one of the most common questions we get asked is how we re going to be charging in the polar regions where there is no electricity source. there will be a wind turbine and full double on this device that we will be towing along in the arctic and harnessing the renewable energy sources, the wind and the zone, and harnessing the renewable energy sources, the wind and the sun, to power the car. starting at the magnetic north pole the couple navigate across sea ice into canada and in south through the us and mexico, and into
their conversation, that mindset, that potential change, i guess that is a huge part of our legacy. nearly a year on the road is a long time, so are there any home comforts they will be taking with them? i would like to take some tea cakes, caramel wafers. they are always good. and not forgetting our rowies. we could share them with a team and take some scotland over on the expedition with us. of all the challenges that might face them, perhaps explaining what a rowie is a somebody in the north pole might be their hardest task. ben philip, bbc news. people in lebanon have been waking up in two time zones, with the country s political and religious authorities unable to agree on when the clocks should go forward. the caretaker prime minister, najeeb mikarti, announced that daylight saving would begin at the end of ramadan in late april,
chris and julie ramsay from scotland are about to embark on a drive which will take them from one of the earth s poles to the other. the couple are taking an electric car from the arctic to antarctica. ben philip reports. a first of its kind adventure, driving an electric carfrom pole to pole. one of the most common questions we get asked is how we re going to be charging in the polar regions where there is no electricity source. there will be a wind turbine and full double solar on this device that we will be towing along in the arctic and harnessing the renewable energy sources, the wind and the sun, to power the car. starting at the magnetic north pole, the couple will navigate across sea ice into canada and then south through the us and mexico, and into warmer temperatures in south america. 17,000 miles and 1a countries later, they will cross the finish line at the south pole in ten months time. modifications have been kept to a minimum, but bigger tyres have been added to help co