Electric Cars For Sale

Leading car companies have been displaying their electric car concepts at various automobile shows, as well as conducting trials of their electric cars every now and then, for quite some time. But all this did not lead to substantial results. However, as Mitsubishi and BMW begin their electric cars trial in the UK it seems that the day might not be far when these companies would roll out their electric cars for sale to the public. The British Government’s Technology Strategy Board has provided partial funding to both companies in this initiative. The board will be supporting tests of around 340 alternate fuel cars from a number of electric car companies.

BMW is working with local councils and organizations like the Oxford Brookes University to provide 40 Mini E electric cars that would be tested by the public through a six month period in the coming year. Mitsubishi on the other hand will be providing 25 MiEVs for a wider study being undertaken by the West Midlands consortium which includes local authorities, universities and automobile companies like Mercedes/Smart, Jaguar/Land Rover, LTI, Tata Motors and Microcab Industries. BMW Mini’s trial would be supplied power by Southern and Scottish Energy, while the West Midlands consortium of which Mitsubishi is a part would be supplied by the German power company E. ON.