2012: This time it really will be the year of the electric car

Will Nichols
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New plug-in hybrid models, battery leasing and more charge points mean the UK is primed for an EV explosion, says Will Nichols

It's time to hold up our hands: electric cars just didn't live up to the hype during 2011. The much-trumpeted Year of the Electric Car was pushed out of the picture like a Tesla Roadster in a suspect Top...

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