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Nissan has broken the Guinness World Record for Largest Glow-in-the-Dark Painting. Created by maverick motoring artist Ian Cook, of Popbangcolour, the 207.68m2 self-portrait of the 100% electric Nissan LEAF took 61 hours to create and used more than 60 litres of luminous acrylic paint on a giant PVC coated canvas. …

Prince Charles has taken a 100% electric LEAF for a spin during a visit to the Nissan plant in Sunderland. HRH has a relationship with the plant that dates back almost 30 years. During a trip to Japan in 1986, the Prince of Wales took part in a traditional Japanese …

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 …

Electric vehicles (or EVs) offer plenty of benefits for a full-scale switch over to Volt-led motoring on the face of things – not least zero tailpipe emissions. So with the government subsidising your EV purchase by £5,000, why is the UK not seeing a significant increase in the take up …

The Green car launches of 2011 Go green is the buzz phrase of the year. Be it food, clothes or even cars. Everybody has been bitten by the green bug and is trying to become more eco-friendly. Many of the auto majors announced at the start of the New Year, …

Last week’s episode of Top gear highlighted the problems with the lack of infrastructure in the UK for Electric vehicles. Jeremy and James set off in 2 electric cars, Jeremy in a Nissan Leaf and James in a Peugeot iON, on an ordinary trip to the seaside. Just outside Lincoln …

Ever been confused by all the information out there on electric vehicles (EV’s,) you won’t be alone, I for one can admit to being a little overwhelmed with all the new technology. Hybrids, full electric, plug in hybrids extended range and so on. However there’s no need to despair. In …

With the government increasingly emphasising the importance of more environmentally friendly, green cars and even going to the lengths of offering thousands off certain green models, the popularity of the green, electric car can only increase- you would think. However a recent survey on attitudes towards electric cars by the …

There are many around who are panicking over the up and coming government cuts and cost saving measures but one area that is guaranteed to be cut free is the planned national network of electric car charging points. The high-profile scheme, which is intended to provide cover across all major …

Nissan announced that they were happy to hear that, despite swathe of cost saving cuts, the government intend to honour the pledge to subsidise electric cars from next January. Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary confirmed that the plug-in car grant, equating to £5,000 for electric cars would remain core to the …