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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 sun. lex is a bit of a world leader, too. in 2012, he co—founded the team that went on to win the solar challenge cruiser race across the australian outback 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...

And then if you fall in, then it stops. now, this won't be as energy—efficient as hydroplaning, but it's still powerful. in four seconds, we will be up well above 30 knots, so everyone needs to hold on. is everyone ready? yes. give her everything you got. just full throttle. 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 se...

Right, i'm following you. yes, come. 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...

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 miles of that. the rest still has to come from plugging it in. however, 45 miles might be enough to get you to work and back. 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 nethe...

A while but it's more that people's computers can now handle what we are giving it. i mean, this is fun. it's a disaster, for me, and for everyone that lives down that street, but it's fun, so i can kind of see how people would actually engage with this. it's incredibly easy, and that's the first time you have used it and ok, you have made a bit of a mess but it looks. . .semi—believable. whether or not you would put those objects there... it looks... longest pause in the history of television. ..believable! the system was used by the charity london cycling campaign to start a conversation a...