Solar cars are getting better all the time. They have reached speeds of nearly 80 k.p.h.

太阳能汽车一直在改进。它们已经达到接近每小时80千米的速度了。

How can you persuade them of the advantages of solar cars?

你怎样才能说服他们相信太阳能汽车的长处？

And you've been writing a book about solar cars.

你写了一本有关太阳能汽车的书。

Solar cars are cars that use the sun's energy for power.

太阳能汽车是以太阳能为动力的汽车。

Solar cars are clean and safe, so there is a lot of interest in them.

太阳能汽车既清洁又安全，所以有很多人喜欢它们。

Guess what? I heard that solar cars will be commercially available in 2020.

知道吗？我听说到2020年，太阳能汽车就能普及。

Self-driving shuttles and solar cars were also on display at the 2014 show.

无人驾驶汽车和太阳能汽车也参加了2014年展会。

And why are people interested in solar cars?

那为什么人们喜欢太阳能汽车？

Warren Larter is also a former student, he is the university's solar car project manager.

沃伦·兰特也曾是学生，他是该校太阳能项目的负责人。

The two men used their own money to build the small solar and electric cars.

这两个人用自己的钱制造了小型太阳能和电动汽车。

But a lot of people think that solar cars are too slow or not very reliable.

但是许多人认为太阳能汽车太慢，不经久耐用。

You've been designing solar racing cars for a long time. When did you start?

很长时间以来，你一直在设计太阳能赛车。你是从什么时候开始的？

Well, the first question I have for you is simple. What is a solar car?

嗯，我问你的第一个问题很简单。什么是太阳能汽车？

Well, so far I've only written the first few chapters! I want people to have a good impression of solar cars.

哦，目前我刚写完前几章！我想让人们对太阳能汽车有个好印象。

Using the technology for the vehicles, car makers will eventually create solar cars for the rest of us.

利用这种技术 汽车制造商最终将为我们其他人制造太阳能汽车。

People may ridicule the solar cars because they look strange, but this is a phenomenon that isn't going away.

人们可能会嘲笑太阳能汽车 因为它们看起来很奇怪 但这是一个不会消失的现象。