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Renault Zoë ZE electric car 'to cost £13,000' in UK

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 13 May 2010 07:55 Renault's new electric cars may turn out to be cheaper than we expected. We had been looking to a price comparable to modern turbodiesels, but a senior executive has told us that the new 2012 Zoë ZE city car will be priced from just €15,000. 'The Zoe will cost around €15,000, or £13,000 in sterling,' said global vice president of sales and marketing, Stephen Norman.

Audi R8 e-tron Nurburgring record run on video

Audi has revealed video of the complete Nurburgring lap by the Audi R8 e-tron in 8:09, a new lap record for an EV. The Nurburgring is not the first place you’d associate with an electric car. After all, it’s fuelled on adrenalin, testosterone and the sound of V8s, V10s and V12s – not batteries and whooshing noises.

Top Gear: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Lewis Hamilton & Veyron Super Sports

Top Gear: The Stig, Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz Update: We’ve added the Star in a reasonably priced car VT with Cruise and Diaz at the bottom. It’s live at the moment, but Top Gear have a habit of shutting down their clips, so we can’t guarantee it will continue to work. Yes, it’s Sunday again.