WITH JUST ABOUT every volume-selling carmaker - and more than a few supercar and luxury manufacturers - getting set to offer all-electric vehicles in the near future, a universal infrastructure is vital.

So important is the electric car’s future in the new car market that, according to US consulting firm Pike Research, the number of recharge [...]

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THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION is well under way.

To bolster its position as one of the leaders of the emerging propulsion technology, Renault-Nissan has announced the first details of the recharge system to be used on its forthcoming electric vehicle range.

When Renault’s first EV goes on sale in Europe in 2011, owners will be able to [...]

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The UK government is so strongly focused on eradicating pollutant-belching transportation, it has declared its intent ot make the British Isles the electric car capital of Europe.

Ok, an ambitious claim, but to assist Britons with the transition to electron-powered vehicles, hybrid and electric car buyers will be offered a rebate of between £2,000 and £5,000 [...]

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