Solar EV drive shows UK's hidden beauty

A former BBC Formula 1 commentator has driven the length of the UK in an electric vehicle (EV) using only solar power, describing the journey as a reminder of “how beautiful” the country is.

Jeremy Hart, from Surrey, led a team of four people on the 1,000 mile (1,609km) journey from Lands End to John O’Groats.

The group stopped off en route to charge the car at solar farms as well as carrying a portable lithium battery.

Hart said the family car could travel “about 200 miles” on a full charge and they had no significant delays en route, on the challenge called EaseeSunRun.

He said: “We were very lucky, we only had one road closed on the journey which added about 25 miles but we had enough juice to get where we were planning to.

“The biggest challenge actually came before we started, as low fog made it difficult to actually get to Land’s End to start.

“We could charge but not as well as usual, but luckily the sun came out and we could charge up.

“We arrived at John O’Groats with 5% charge left on the car.”