A Chinese company has invented a way to keep your car covered - without the need for a garage.

一家中国公司发明了一种方法，无需借助车库也可以为您的私人座驾遮风挡雨。

The retractable car garage acts as a movable cocoon that wraps around your vehicle when it's stopped in a regular car space.

这款伸缩式车库如同一个可以动的蚕茧，当车停到停车位时就会将车包裹起来。

Not only that, but it's solar powered so you'll be saving the Earth too.

更为可贵的是，这款新型车库以太阳能为动力来源，有助保护地球环境。

The invention comes from Shanghai Chaoye Energy & Technology Co., which specialises in developing large scale photo-voltaic energy vehicle accessories.

这款新型车库由上海巢野能源科技有限公司发明，该公司专门从事大型光伏能源汽车配件的研发。

The firm, which started in 2010, says it has signed contracts with a number of companies in China and overseas.

该公司称，自2010年成立以来，已与海内外多家公司签署了合同。

Within the next two years it also intends to develop a number of products, including an automatic car cleaning room.

在接下来的两年内，该公司还打算研发包括全自动洗车房在内的一系列产品。

Vocabulary

retractable：可伸缩的

photo-voltaic：光电的