Manufacturers
Nissan Leaf in the UK
Car charging is as standard – an ordinary 3 pin plug socket or street charging point. Interestingly unlike other electric cars with the charging socket essentially where the petrol cap would usually be, the Nissan Leaf charges through a cap…
Read moreTazzari Zero
The Tazzari Zero is a compact two-seat vehicle. Similar to the G-Wiz L-ion the Zero is powered by lithium-ion batteries. This gives the car a range (between charges) of around 140km or about 87 miles. The car has an electronically…
Read moreThe politics of electric cars
In the UK, cars and light vans account for around 16% of CO2 emmissions, with the figure being around 12% for the EU as a whole (2008 figures). However, the oil based car industry is so engrained into our society…
Read moreBMW MINI E
Unlike other manufacturers who have designed and built dedicated electric vehicles, BMW have taken a tried and tested icon of the motoring world – the MINI and have made an electric version. It’s quite possible you could have seen one…
Read moreQuiet Car 2
Another imaginatively named car from Quiet – the Quiet Car 2! Underneath the weird name lies one of the good options for those searching for a semi-affordable slightly bigger electric car. The Quiet Car 2 is based on a conventionaly…
Read moreQuiet Car 1
Quiet Car 1 is a small 2-seater electric car with lithium-ion batteries as standard and a pretty good range and top speed. Quiet Cars reckon you can do around 100 miles at a cost of one pound (based on plugging…
Read moreQuiet Electric Cars
The Quiet Car Company are based in Lymington in the South of England and has been set up as a direct result of the rising price of oil. They currently offer two electric cars, as well as a range of…
Read moreG-Wiz L-ion
The G-Wiz L-ion was released in the UK in 2009. Reva are using the same retailer as they do for the G-WIz, GoinGreen. This is one of the first mainstream electric vehicle to be powered by Lithium-ion batteries a technology…
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