What electric Car? - Mini E

Mini E
You can’t actually buy an electric Mini yet, but there is a fleet of 40 currently undergoing a six-month test in the UK, with a second stage of the test procedure set to start later in 2010.

Mini charges each person a hefty £550 a month, but a government grant cuts that down to £330, making the car the same as expensive as VW Golf to run, with the cost including all the servicing, insurance and maintenance bills.

Amazingly, the electric Mini accelerates faster than a petrol Mini Cooper, even though it weighs much more. If everyone charges the car at home, its CO2 emissions equate to about those of a 1.25-litre Ford Fiesta.