YouTube Gives Green Light to Solar Car Race Series LIGHT SPEED
YouTube has given the green light to a new series called Light Speed. This new YouTube original is a six-part series that follows a group of students, engineers, and “the heroes of green tech and motorsport” as they try to find a way to race solar powered cars. It actually looks pretty cool. The teams create cars only powered by the sun to race in the Australian outback. Derek Muller (Veritasium) will serve as the host.
Every two years the World Solar Challenge draws the greatest young minds from around the world to the Australian outback. YouTube and Seeker will put viewers in the driver’s seat to not only race fast cars – powered only by the energy of the sun – across one of the most unique and uninhabited landscapes on earth, but to also learn about the engineering and science behind the cars themselves. Along the way, well-known science communicator Derek Muller (Veritasium) will introduce us to the students, engineers, and heroes at the crossroads of green tech and motorsport as they push us closer to becoming a carbon-neutral society.
Nadine Zylstra of YouTube said:
For over 30 years, the World Solar Challenge has been the epitome of innovation in the field of green tech. We’re thrilled to have had the opportunity to partner with Seeker and Derek Muller in bringing “Light Speed” to YouTube Originals. We can now follow the adventures of some of the world’s brightest and most innovative minds as they traverse across the beautiful landscape of Australia, test the limits of technological advancement, and show us the possibilities of a greener, better future.
Light Speed will be available to watch over on Seeker’s YouTube channel starting December 7.