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Written by Emily Thomas
Britain could become a "world leader" in electronic car technology, following the launch of a £25 million project to test the vehicles.
Science minister Paul Drayson made the claim as the scheme - the largest of its kind in the world - got underway.
UK citizens will be able to trial electric sports cars, city cars, vans and more in the project, with roughly 340 vehicles available at the end of 2009 for members of the public in a number of locations around the UK.
The trial should "[encourage] companies working in this field to do their research and development here", Mr Drayson told the Guardian.
"That knowledge generated by the trial then gets fed back to the follow-on systems that come through," he added.
Cities taking part in the scheme include Glasgow, which will receive 40 new Expert Teepee electric cars from Peugeot, and the London borough of Hillingdon, which will be able to trial 15 of the new electric Ford Focuses.
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