Thinking of buying an electric car? Here are the financial incentives for electric vehicles that you need to know about, including the Plug-in Car Grant, tax incentives and running costs.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric, extended-range electric – which green car technology is best for you?

We’ve driven the all-electric Nissan LEAF extensively over the past year, but what’s it like to live with as part of daily life?

An electric vehicle trial has shown that 83 per cent of private drivers said the vehicles met their daily needs, and that fears of using electric vehicles are unfounded.

BMW has been applying some strategic thought to the subject of electric cars, and the BMW i sub-brand and the forthcoming i3 and i8 electric cars are the first results of this work.

Rolls-Royce has created an electric version of the Phantom, called the 102EX, and Green-Car-Guide has driven it; is this the way forward for the company?

One of the most exciting current electric prototypes has to be the Porsche Boxster E, and Green-Car-Guide was able to experience the car at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin.

Lotus is best known for producing driver-focused sports cars, so what happens when the company combines this expertise with the development of an electric car?

Volvo invited Green-Car-Guide to its Gothenburg HQ to discuss the firm’s electric car programme, and in particular to be amongst the first to see the V60 plug-in hybrid – an all-wheel drive estate with 640 Nm torque and emissions of just 49 g/km CO2.

These are the nine electric cars that are coming over the next year or so that will be eligible for the Plug-In Car Grant, worth up to £5,000.