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The Â£1.80 is for a full charge - so 60 - 75 miles. Equivalent to getting 150++MPG on a Â£5 gallon. you say that, but every real world test of an electric car falls short of the mpg equivalent claims. I reckon you would need to charge it every night if you had hills in you commute. Still with no se...

Thing is, I find this really appealing for a commuter car. It still cost about the same to run as a diesel supermini though if the estimates of Â£1.80 per day are correct. The only problem is that it cost three times more than it's normal equivalent. If it was Â£8,000 you couldn't sell them fast en...

You cynic you, surely the US President would not be so parochial????? Well to wheel - if you read the full MT analysis I think you'll find they take power station efficiency and pollution into account for all sorts of power stations, including nasty coal, of which the US has plenty. Manufacture, shi...

Some answers: Environmentally friendly? Power stations are more efficient and produce less pollution per unit of fuel burned than petrol or diesel cars. Especially on the island, where they are mainly fairly recent. Price? This is the start. New technology for early adopters. Expect them to come dow...

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