Car owners and makers, some manufacturers embracing electric early, but bentley was not one of them, so how are things going now at its hq . Luxury leather interiors and all the Wooden Dashboard taken from the exact same tree to make sure it matches. It takes around 130 hours to craft one of these cars. Although bentleys are generally bought for their owners to drive themselves around, for anyone that has a chauffeur, this one also has screens in the back. When you think bentley, well you are probably more likely to think about this kind of finery then you are where the nearest Electric Charger is, well that, and the pricetag, they start at 169,000 for the most basic. So is it worth it . It 169,000 for the most basic. So is it worth it . Is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an hour is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an hour and. Is it worth it . It gives you | 207 miles an hour and that is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an hour and that kind of unrivalled presence, when you pull up in front of the best hotel you get the best Parking Place. His best hotel you get the best Parking Place best hotel you get the best Parking Place. Best hotel you get the best arkin lace. ,. , Parking Place. No posh hotel, i met the bentley Parking Place. No posh hotel, i met the Bentley FactoryParking Place. No posh hotel, i met the Bentley Factory to Parking Place. No posh hotel, i l met the Bentley Factory to meet my tour guide for the day. fin my tour guide for the day. On the right hand side you have the right hand side you have the suv line, consisting of 44 Process Stations along the way. Is weird being underneath a car. Not being a mechanic, im not used to it. Not used to it. Its only two and a half not used to it. Its only two and a half tons. Not used to it. Its only two and a half tons. This and a half tons. This production and a half tons. This production alone and a half tons. This production alone produces 114 cars a week, after each vehicle spends under 13 minutes at each bay. 64 basic colours to choose from and if any reason you dont like any of them, well, you can have one custom made and rumour has it a lady once came in asking for her car to be made the same colour as her nail varnish. Be made the same colour as her nailvarnish. Now be made the same colour as her nail varnish. Now for the whole section dedicated to the leather interior. The colours, but also the smell, and smells of leather and hear. Its of leather and hear. Its beautiful, of leather and hear. Its beautiful, isnt of leather and hear. Its beautiful, isnt it . Of leather and hear. Its beautiful, isnt it . Is. Of leather and hear. Its i beautiful, isnt it . Is there some sort beautiful, isnt it . Is there some sort of beautiful, isnt it . Is there some sort of sustainable l some sort of sustainable element here . 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Mesmerising to watch, you can even have your name embroidered on the seat if you wanted. We talk so much on this programme about automation but what has really struck me here today is how many of the processes feel handcrafted. Except there is one key part of the car that is about to leap into the 21st century. Bentley is planning to replace its famed 12 Cylinder Engine with an Electric Motor across its range by 2030. Its investing to a half billion pounds to achieve it, but is it ready . Pounds to achieve it, but is it read . ,. , pounds to achieve it, but is it read . , f ready . Extremely ready, 10096 by 2030, fully ready . Extremely ready, 10096 by 2030, fully carbon ready . Extremely ready, 10096 by 2030, fully carbon neutral. Ready . Extremely ready, 10096 by 2030, fully carbon neutral. I 2030, fully carbon neutral. I did not get to see bentleys new electric car, not even a prototype, everything about the car is really hush hush, including the price. What price will this start at . We including the price. What price will this start at . Will this start at . We are not aaivin will this start at . We are not giving the will this start at . We are not giving the prices will this start at . We are not giving the prices yet will this start at . We are not giving the prices yet but will this start at . We are not. Giving the prices yet but there will be a whole range of cars, if you take our current position. We talk about it about 300 for the base cars, it will be about five to 10 . Band will be about five to 1096. And the majority will be about five to 1096. And the majority of will be about five to 1096. And the majority of your will be about five to 10 . And the majority of your customers overseas where they dont have the same rules coming in for electric vehicles . The same rules coming in for electric vehicles . 8096 of our revenue comes electric vehicles . 8096 of our revenue comes from electric vehicles . 8096 of our| revenue comes from overseas electric vehicles . 8096 of our revenue comes from overseas and most of the cities where we operate including in europe have restrictions of not banned, so even though every country has not banned them, many cities are restricting user because our cars are used every day, customers know its advantageous to drive an electric car. Advantageous to drive an electric car. What does the boss of a electric car. What does the boss of a major electric car. What does the boss of a major car boss of a major Car Manufacturer make of the uk governments Surprise Announcement to delay the ban On Electric Vehicles by five more years. On electric vehicles by five more years more years. We are still reflecting more years. We are still reflecting on more years. We are still reflecting on it, more years. We are still reflecting on it, if more years. We are still reflecting on it, if we i more years. We are still. Reflecting on it, if we knew more years. We are still reflecting on it, if we knew it was 2035, maybe we would have changed some of the products between now and then, because it is 12 years before they are banned instead of six years before they are banned. You will still be before they are banned. You will still be producing cars from other countries that are petrol . From other countries that are etrol . ~ ,. , from other countries that are etrol . ~ , ;~, petrol . Absolutely by 2030 we are fully and petrol . Absolutely by 2030 we are fully and only petrol . Absolutely by 2030 we are fully and only electric. Are fully and only electric. Not just that, are fully and only electric. Notjust that, bentley has asked all its supplies to use only Renewable Energy by 2030, and also plans to switch to green steel and aluminium and fully recyclable plastics. A reminder that Electric Cars being clean is notjust about their emissions, but also the manufacturing processes. Hand manufacturing processes. And the production manufacturing processes. And the production of manufacturing processes. Jifuc the production of evs has been a subject of some debate over recent months. With many country setting green targets to move from petrol to electric, this could ironically see a dramatic increase in mining, thats because Electric Batteries require a key mental, lithium. James clayton has been to nevada in the us to investigate how the extraction of this element has created a moral quandary for some Environmentalists. Moral quandary for some Environmentalists. This is eo le Environmentalists. This is people were Environmentalists. This is people were escaping Environmentalists. This is people were escaping the j Environmentalists. This is i people were escaping the us cavalry attacks from this area, pastor sentinel rocky, and the us cavalry chased the people into this area right here where the mind is being dug up at the and they were massacred, so its a tragedy, it should be a historical site, that should stop the altogether. Unfortunately the corporations did not hear that. Nevada has only been estate for a 160 years, it has been inhabited by the relatives of these people long before. They travel here every year to remember their ancestors, but they say they were murdered at this spot. This year the tone is even more sombre, in the distance, the rumble of heavy machinery. Beneath the sagebrush here could be one of the biggest lithium deposits in the world. This is stacker pass and in march, work began to get it out of the ground. This mine is different, many of its supporters claim to be Environmentalists, and so the mine could play at least some role in tackling Climate Change. 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We are working hard l to make the Uk A World Leader and in to make the Uk A World Leader and in both countries want to make and in both countries want to make Electric Batteries, they currently make Electric Batteries, they currently have to import lithium currently have to import lithium currently have to import lithium. , � , lithium. President biden is ho in lithium. President biden is hoping that lithium. President biden is hoping that this lithium. President biden is hoping that this can i lithium. President biden is hoping that this can hope i lithium. President biden is i hoping that this can hope the us shore up its own supply. Irate us shore up its own supply. We have the us shore up its own supply. Have the minimal rights that go almost to the oregon border. Tim crowley has been Mining Advocate in the barn of the most of his life, battling Environmentalists for years. He is now at lithium americas developing the site. Are you an environmentalist . £36 developing the site. 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The Mining Industry is not Mining Minerals for the sake of Mining Minerals, they are doing it because demand has asked for those things, nobody produces any product if there is no demand for it. The demand is high for these things and its exceptionally high for lithium, for a very good reason. Exceptionally high for lithium, for a very good reason. Work on this mine for a very good reason. Work on this mine began for a very good reason. Work on this mine began in for a very good reason. Work on this mine began in march i for a very good reason. Work on this mine began in march after i this mine began in march after years of legal battles. When complete the lithium will go to General Motors to make batteries, but many Environmentalists simply dont buy that this mine will help save the planet. John had hopes heads up the local environment agency. Heads up the local environment auen. ,. ,. , agency. These minerals are used for our technology agency. These minerals are used for our Technology Transmission l for our Technology Transmission away from fossil fuels, so they are classified as green, but a Mining Operation is in fact very damaging to the environment, and we have to be very careful about how we permit these things. In very careful about how we permit these things. In terms of climate permit these things. In terms of Climate Change permit these things. In terms of Climate Change you permit these things. In terms of Climate Change you would l of Climate Change you would accept there is a huge challenge to humanity from that . In challenge to humanity from that . � ,. ,. , that . In august, we are in a hotspot. That . In august, we are in a hotspot. A that . In august, we are in a hotspot, a difficult that . In august, we are in a hotspot, a difficult place. I that . In august, we are in a i hotspot, a difficult place. One thing im really concerned about is were losing an to do other things to address Climate Change. We can reduce demand for minerals byjust changing habits, which we can do quickly, to be honest. Most of the world quickly, to be honest. Most of the world ss quickly, to be honest. Most of the world ss minerals quickly, to be honest. Most of the world ss minerals reside | the world ss minerals reside in countries that were formally, lies, and that led to a new term, green colonialism. Is this new push to get his Rare Earth Minerals through resource extraction projects, whether that is pipelines or mining, but you have to say its not up to you to decide what to do with this land, this is their land, their ancestral land and they dont want this to happen, so we have to listen to happen, so we have to listen to the people. Hat to happen, so we have to listen to the people to the people. Not all Environmentalists i to the people. Not all. Environmentalists agree. To the people. Not all Environmentalists agree. John eustace have a partner in crime at gray Basin Research whites, but last year he resigned from the board after coming out in support of the mind. The entire environmental support of the mind. The entire Environmental Community i support of the mind. The entire Environmental Community is i Environmental Community is split on this thing. Environmental community is split on this thing. Miller has retired from split on this thing. Miller has retired from the split on this thing. Miller has retired from the university i split on this thing. Miller has j retired from the University Of Nevada but has done research supported by a grant from lithium america. He says thats got nothing to do with his position on the mine. Climate chance position on the mine. Climate change is position on the mine. Climate change is so position on the mine. Climate change is so important i position on the mine. Climate change is so important and i change is so important and lithium is so important for electrifying the transportation industry, of which is about 30 of Climate Change, that is the transportation industry, the Environmentalists say we should drive less, not use computers, not use phones, anything that requi