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Electric cars: Line-up is on the starting grid

By John Reed

Published: November 23 2009 16:31 | Last updated: November 23 2009 16:31

A prototype of Renault’s first electric vehicle – the leading edge, it claims, of zero-emission driving – arrived in Britain in October in decidedly unprepossessing form.

The French manufacturer is planning to launch four battery-powered vehicles by 2012, including a saloon car, a compact hatchback, and a quirky two-seater.

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