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 cope with harsh terrain. there are also some modcons a coffee machine in the boot and a drone launcher so they can film their journey.
nearly a year on the road is a long time, so are there any home comforts they will be taking with them? i love a fried egg haribo, so definitely take some of those with me. i also would like to take some tunnock s tea cakes, some caramel wafers. they re always good. and not forgetting our rowies! rowies, yeah. yes, we ll maybe take some rowies with us and share it with the team and take a bit of scotland over on the expedition with us. the couple set off this week, and out of all the challenges that might face them, perhaps explaining what a rowie is to someone at the north pole might be their hardest task. let s return to those live pictures from israel. tens of thousands of protestors returned to the streets waving israeli flags. we saw earlier they had started a bonfire in the middle of the motorway. this is after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked defence minister yoav galant.
Meet husband and wife adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey from Aberdeen. They are taking a modified electric Nissan Ariya on a world-first EV expedition.