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Under this 25—foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. you'll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then we'll let you drive. we need to stabilise it, much like a fighterjet. then we feel how we're oriented, where we are in the world, and then about 100 times per second, we are adjustable by twisting it and changing the angle to keep stable. this is where it gets exciting. let's go. wow! i can feel the sensation of the boat lifting up. it does actually feel like we're flying. and without the hull in the water, it's using 80...

Laughter yep, i'm flooring it. it's similar to candela in cost and top speeds, but can cruise slowly for double the time. as it sails, the vessel collects 150 data points each second. everything is shared back to h0 to optimise performance, but with private info being beamed straight from my wrist, i was curious about security. technically, you can hack the pentagon, right? so, you can probably hack our boat, if you're that good, but we have the same kind of security layer as any car company. just like connected cars share data to improve urban spaces, smart boats could help local authorities ...

And when you get back, the car is full again. and, basically, that happens every day. in the summer in the netherlands, you wouldn't have to charge for months if you do just your commute. really! i'm from the uk — i know what you're talking about, yeah. yeah. and, basically, uk and the netherlands are the worst i%, right? it will get a lot better when you go to south europe. why did you set up a company here, then, and not in the sahara? because we love the sun because we see it so less. actually, the netherlands is a european leader in solar power, getting as much as i7% of its energy from ...

The rest still has to come from plugging it in. you can fast—charge it using a normal charger, but the solar panel will recharge your commute every day. so, basically, when you put it outside of your office space, then it recharges itself, and when you get back, the car is full again. and, basically, that happens every day. in the summer in the netherlands, you wouldn't have to charge for months if you do just your commute. really! i'm from the uk — i know what you're talking about, yeah. yeah. and, basically, uk and the netherlands are the worst i%, right? it will get a lot better when yo...

Four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of lightyear one is somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are getting better and better at turning sunlight into electricity, but lex�*s company is more focused on making what energy it can harvest go further. the result will be the most energy—efficient five—seater on the market when it launches, with a ruthlessly aerodynamic design weighing about half a tesla model s, and which trades the crazy acceleration of that beast for range and efficiency. so, the tendency has been for electric cars to look at high acceleration and large bat...