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The TWIKE's actually better than I expected - see for yourself

Recently I've had a few requests to add some electric cars to my highly popular EV Comparison Guide, so here I go with the TWIKE and I have to say it's actually got a lot more to it than I expected. Even the strange Fred Flintstone pedalling feature is quite appealing and you can't really sniff at a 2-hour charging time.

Alas, I've lost the names of the other EV models that people want me to add to the comparison guide, so if you can spot any that are missing, please let me know and I'll put them in. But they must be real electric cars - no hybrids, please.

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Mitsubishi's sporty electric car with x10 battery capacity

The i MiEV SPORT concept car was revealed by Mitsubishi at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. The name stands for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle and they claim that this model "maximises the sporty possibilities of a zero emissions electric vehicle". I rather think Tesla might have something to say about that, and it looks more like a compact city car than a sports model, but let's have a closer look anyway.

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