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Its stunning views and its tourism. but it has not always been that way. for most of its modern historical life, cornwall has been a centre for mining. silver, tin and copper were all pulled out of the ground to support the expanding british empire. at one point in the early 19th century, this was the greatest copper—producing region in the world. but, as globalisation took hold, cornish mining became too expensive to compete internationally and so, the mines were closed. but all that is changing. traces of an element discovered in cornwall in the 19th century have suddenly become rather imp...

And electric vehicles are a big part of that plan. the uk this week announced its ambition to stop selling cars that are wholly powered by petrol and diesel by the year 2030. so many more of us, it seems, will be buying electric cars in the next few years, and lara has some tips for you on that later in the show. but first, i'm off to a place that may hold the key to the future of european electric cars. cornwall is known for its fish, its stunning views and its tourism. but it has not always been that way. for most of its modern historical life, cornwall has been a centre for mining. silver, ...

Stunning views and its tourism. but it is not always been that way. for most of its modern history —— historical life, cornwall has been a centre for mining. silver, tin and copper we re mining. silver, tin and copper were all pulled out of the ground to support the expanding british empire. at one point in the early 19th century, this was the greatest copper producing region in the world. but, as globalisation took hold, cornish mining became too expensive to compete internationally. and so, the mines were closed. but all that is changing. traces of an element discovered in cornwall in th...

Silver, tin and copper were all pulled out of the ground to support the expanding british empire. at one point in the early 19th century, this was the greatest copper—producing region in the world. but, as globalisation took hold, cornish mining became too expensive to compete internationally and so, the mines were closed. but all that is changing. traces of an element discovered in cornwall in the 19th century have suddenly become rather important. this is lithium mica granite, and the important word there is ‘lithium'. as in the lithium ion batteries in your phone, in your computer and y...

For most of its modern historical life, cornwall has been a centre for mining. silver, tin and copper were all pulled out of the ground to support the expanding british empire. at one point in the early 19th century, this was the greatest copper—producing region in the world. but, as globalisation took hold, cornish mining became too expensive to compete internationally and so, the mines were closed. but all that is changing. traces of an element discovered in cornwall in the 19th century have suddenly become rather important. this is lithium mica granite, and the important word there is ‘...