we lay it down on this bed. we have got a camera system that scans it. we then automatically map out the most effective way for the panels to cut them all out perfectly. and there's the sewing room — rows of giant sewing machines creating more options than most of us could probably even think up. mesmerising to watch. you can even have your name embroidered on the seat if you want to. we talk so much on this programme about automation, but what has really struck me here today is how many of the processes are still handcrafted. except there's 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. it's investing £2.5 billion to achieve it, but is it ready? extremely ready. 100% by 2030, battery electric vehicle, and fully carbon neutral. i did not get to see bentley's new electric car, not even a prototype. everything about the car is really hush—hush, including the price. what price will it start at, the full electric version? we are not giving the prices yet, but there will be a whole range of cars, five models, if you take our current position. we top out about 300 for the base cars, it will probably be similar to that, plus maybe 5—10%. aren't the majority of your customers overseas, where they don't have the same rules coming in for electric vehicles? yes, 86% of our revenue comes from overseas. most of the cities where we operate, including in europe, have restrictions

if not banned. so even though every country has not banned them, many cities are restricting use. because our cars are used every day, customers know that it's advantageous to drive an electric car. and what does the boss of a major car manufacturer make of the uk government's surprise announcement it's to delay the ban on electric vehicles by five more years? we are still reflecting on it. if we had known that it was 2035, maybe we would have changed some of the products between now and then, cos it is 12 years before they are banned instead of six years before they are banned. and you will still be producing cars for other countries that are petrol? no, so the plan is... absolutely. by 2030, we are fully and only electric. notjust that, bentley has asked all its suppliers to use only renewable energy by 2030. it also plans to switch to green steel and aluminium and fully recyclable plastics.

a reminder that electric cars being clean is not just about their emissions, but also, the manufacturing processes. it's notjust the cars that we drive that are going green — even motorsport is trying to do its bit. formula e is the electric equivalent of formula 1 and alasdair keane has been to le mans in france to meet the nissan team to see how they're notjust pushing batteries to their limit, but they're also tracking their brains to try and improve performance. this is sport pushing innovation in electric vehicles to the limit. the best championship in the world, i would call it, and the racing makes it extremely exciting cos you have a lot of energy management cos, of course, you start the race with the battery you have. you just don't make it to the end — you need to recharge over 40% of your battery to reach

the end of the race. that makes the racing extremely exciting cos, you know, you have to manage your energy, at the same time try to keep position orfight for position. so, honestly, the championship and the level of drivers is extremely high and the room of mistakes, it's extremely slim. but with 17 races in cities all over the world, racing fast takes its toll on the drivers. thejet lag is difficult cos you go from mexico to saudi arabia to india and then cape town. you're constantly travelling. now, we go to tokyo. it's a lot ofjet lag also. you are very tired after the races, that's for sure. with overcoming sleep deprivation and improving reaction times in mind, nissan have embarked on a two—year research project delving deep into their drivers�* brains. we isolated two main areas. one is clarity, so how much the brain is about to give focus under these stressing events and distractions, and the other one is speed, the decision—making process.

clarity relates to how well the drivers perform under pressure and speed is how fast they can process information and, ultimately, make split—second decisions. so, you can actually map, in a way, how your brain is strong or weak in these two areas and you can have a protocol that can improve the brain on these two specific skills. the first step of this programme has been regularly scanning drivers�* and other participants�* brains to build a map of how different people work in clarity and speed. calming electronic music plays 0k. so what, if anything, has this told you about my brain? we�*ve seen something just above average — just above average. i�*ve got a very average brain! chuckles in terms of speed. and a driver would have

a faster brain as it were? it depends on the person. there are drivers who have a lot faster — a lot faster brains. but we also see drivers who have just above average. but a very clear — a very clear brain overall. once the scanning has built up a map of an individual, a bespoke training programme is created. that involves a second bit of tech and aims to increase the brain�*s ability to develop new skills. basically, you put the brain in a very trainable state. we do brain stimulation, so we are passing some very weak current through the surface of the brain. sometimes we use magnetic stimulation. this is a really easy equipment to use. i use it basically two, three times per week and it'sjust 30 minutes of doing nothing and relaxing

and the machine is basically doing the job on its own. before training, you use a device like that, and after training, you would use it again and you will see highly accelerated rate of skill acquisition, the specific skill you want to improve on. what do you think is the benefits of doing this kind of training? i've seen the ability to switch on and off my mind quicker and i've noticed quite a clear improvement on my sleep, which is also quite a good thing for athletes. but there is a balance to be struck here between the tech you can put in place around sports stars and just letting them perform. when you first heard about this brain performance programme, what was your reaction? at the beginning, when they talked about it, i was like, "hmm, not a fan of those kind of things" because i like to be myself and just get on with it. but slowly, you know, i pushed myself, of course, to try it out and i did feel some little differences, especially on the sleeping side of things. with season ten around the corner, the team are now committed to embedding this

into their training programme. it will still only count for a fraction of driver development, but in a sport where teams are striving to push innovation, every little bit could help. that�*s it from bentley. full length show can be found on iplayer. thanks for watching. bye. hello there, good evening. big change in the feel of the weather this weekend. it�*s been unseasonably mild in that mild

weather is rain during the day on friday brought half a month of ring to places like sanch and down changes are with us further north. that�*s all courtesy of the wind direction. that rain having cleared away has allowed this blast of northwesterly winds to sweep southwards. really tightly packed isobars mean we have severe gales in all the parts of scotland. it�*s the wind direction coming down from the arctic that will affect all parts of the weekend and make it feel much colder, even colder because of the windchill. which is bringing through wintry showers across the hills, not just for scotland and perhaps the mountains and into cumbria for the a much colder night, frost across northeast england and the glans of scotland, not enough wind for wife spreads frost but this weekend starts colder and windy the wind—chill is down a bit by sunday but it�*s certainly a feature of the

weather as we go through the first part of saturday. showers coming through thick and fast adding to the chosen field. around the irish sea coast first but will migrate and lend. nowhere exempt from a shower but more prevalent in the north and west. heavy rumbles of thunder and hail as well as the wintry news over the hills. 0nly ten to 13 or 14 in the hills. 0nly ten to 13 or 14 in the foot up at six to 8 degrees below where they have been, particularly in the south. the shower in the wind ease a little bit on sunday but pastor northern and western areas. widespread ground first, probably the world coldest of the autumn but this is the coldest plot so far for that does mean a good deal of sunshine first thing this time of year there will be a few pockets of fog around which can take to mid morning to claire to watch out for if you�*re traveling. showers are perhaps cloud in the northwest of scotland, temperatures a little lower than saturday but with light winds and a bit more sunshine, fewer showers, i should imagine not feeling quite as chilly.

later into next week or at the early part of next week again we�*ve got the chilly nights, the frosted foggy mornings. temperatures do pick up later in the week is the unsettled weather returns. there is more online.

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