Electric vehicles are a more environmentally friendly form of transport than petrol or diesel vehicles, especially if they are recharged from a sustainable electricity source.

Details about what electric cars are available to buy in the UK are changing all the time. This link is already a bit out of date, but still useful; http://www.greencarsite.co.uk/electric-vehicles-cars.htm

This group's emphasis is on trying to persuade car manufacturers and the government to do more to make motorway-capable electric vehicles available in the UK. We also want the media to give more column inches and airtime to debates about cleaner alternatives to the Internal Combustion Engine.

If you're not sure about joining this discussion group why not pay Moira Govan's site - http://www.evuk.co.uk a visit first. This is a taste of the kinds of issues we discuss here.

To stop spam, new members need to be "approved", and new members' messages need to be "approved" before they are posted on the board - I'll try to keep your wait as short as possible. You will have the option to hide your e-mail address if you do not wish others to see it.

Although the group is called Electric Cars UK we welcome discussions about any type of electric vehicle (busses, scooters etc.)

Those who wish to discuss the technicalities of building or converting your own electric car please see the diy_ev_cars group (http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/diy_ev_cars/), although you are of course welcome to share the non-technical facts about your car here too!

If you are worried about the volume of e-mails you will receive, simply set your e-mail options to "Digest" and the most you will receive is one per day.