| Electric cars, even if they are good, do not make | | | | The Honda Insight, with a range of 565 miles will cost |
| financial sense. Motorists with green tendencies might | | | | £16,000. And BMW is moving forward plans to |
| be attracted to a Electric Car, which is fitted with huge | | | | roll out an Electric-powered city car by 2013. |
| rechargeable batteries. | | | | Honda says it plans to sell Electric cars in the US, but |
| Nissan is months away from the launch date in US of | | | | its priority is to improve the fuel efficiency of new |
| the world's first mass-produced electric car, the Leaf. | | | | models. Nissan's Leaf makes its European debut in |
| Honda on the other hand last sold a 100 % Electric | | | | Portugal and the Netherlands, followed by the UK and |
| car, 10 years ago. Nissan also says it is investing £4 | | | | Ireland. It has a range of 160km on a fully charged |
| billion to develop and produce Electric cars and | | | | battery. However, running the Air-conditioner for long |
| batteries. | | | | periods may reduce the range. BMW is also |
| Nissan's Leaf Car will be priced at £28,350. | | | | developing front-wheel drive technology to serve as |
| However, the price that customers will have to pay for | | | | the basis for the Mini. |
| expensive battery and other major components that | | | | Car manufacturers, forecast that Electric vehicles |
| wear out is not being revealed. Hence, there are huge | | | | will make up 10 % of the global car market by 2020. |
| uncertainties surrounding ownership costs. | | | | It is estimated that there will be 70,000 electric cars on |
| Nissan's claim that its new electric car will cost about | | | | British roads by 2020. However, the uncertainties about |
| the same as a comparably equipped Diesel Car is | | | | battery longevity, limited range and long charging times |
| debatable. The Volkswagen Golf 1.6 has a range of | | | | mean that Electric vehicles are likely to remain a niche |
| 760 miles and costs about £17,000.The Kia Cee'd 1.6 | | | | product in the near future. |
| CRDi costs £12,000 and also has 7-year warranty. | | | | |