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Most Nissan LEAF owners say they will never buy a conventionally-powered car again, according to new research. Nissan has been surveying owners of its LEAF electric car and found that more than nine in 10 owners (93%) use it as their main family car, while 64% say it’s better to …

Audi adds a touch of class to the fast-growing PHEV sector with the launch of the A3 e-tron. It may not look it, but rarely has a new Audi lived up to the company’s “Vorsprung durch Technik” (Advancement through Technology) slogan as the new A3 Sportback e-tron. Audi’s first ever …

UK battery-powered car choice widens with the arrival of all-electric Kia Soul EV. Electric cars just got funkier in Britain with the launch of the EV version of the quirky Kia Soul. Priced at £24,995 (after the £5,000 government plug-in grant), its lithium-ion polymer batteries give the Soul EV a …

American electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric reveals SP:01 sports car design. The sleek final exterior design of the pure electric two-seater is unveiled as the company gears up for production in the UK. The Lotus Elise-based car will be built at a new production facility in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Detroit …

Revitalised US electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric gears up for SP:01 sports car launch. Detroit Electric has unveiled a modernised logo and released a hint of its new car’s design. So what, you might say, but Detroit Electric’s success is important for the UK too. The Lotus Elise-based SP:01 electric …

Toyota supplies 70 ultra-compact electric vehicles for French urban mobility project. The three-year Cité lib by Ha:Mo trial scheme, to be launched in Grenoble, France, will see three-wheel Toyota i-Road and COMS four-wheel electric vehicles available for public car sharing on local journeys. The chic and colourful EVs are set …

Fresh start for Saab as electric prototype is revealed in Sweden? Saab’s new owners NEVS (National Electric Vehicles Sweden) have unveiled a modified 9-3 saloon where the batteries are placed under the floor, keeping the full interior space as well as the luggage compartment intact. Chinese-backed NEVS claims “Saab cars’ …

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is rightly being billed as a “game-changer” because it’s no ordinary plug-in hybrid. This big five-seater SUV is a very clever bit of kit – in the right conditions it’s capable of 148mpg+, it’s a genuine 4×4 and it’s keenly priced. It may not seem special …

Fashion guru Gok Wan has taken delivery of Vauxhall’s extended-range electric car. The ‘How to Look Good Naked’ star, who’s also designed a range for Sainsbury’s, is driving the eco-friendly way from behind the wheel of a top-of-the-range Vauxhall Ampera Electron. “I have to drive a car which gives me …

Meet the D-Face – a 21st century take on the comic cars of the ’50s. It’s a front-entry, rear-engined bubble car and it’s made its global debut at the Taiwan EV Show. The four-wheeler D-Face concept has been created by D Art, a company based near Nagoya, Japan. The D-Face …