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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the final leg of their North Coast 500 trip.

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the third and final leg of their North Coast 500 trip.

The third and final leg of Mark and Euan's trip round the North Coast 500 in an electric car.

The team set out from the Corrieshalloch Gorge before heading along the west coast past the island of Gruinard. 

They find out about the history of the Arctic Convoys at Aultbea and the importance of the village in the Second World War.

Next stop Inverewe Gardens to find out the family who created them and why they are unique. 

Then onto Achnasheen and Torridon Estate on the road to Applecross.

On the way down the infamous bealach na ba they encounter some cyclists and experience the hazards of driving on a single track road.

Then onto Rogie Falls and the home straight to Inverness. Will they make it without running out of charge?

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