Is Britain going to be at the centre of the 'green car' revolution?

Why are we asking this now?

Because Nissan has said that production of electric car batteries will begin at its Sunderland plant, with the creation of 350 jobs. Some
Doesn’t the UK make too many gas guzzlers?

Yes and no. Given that there will always be some demand for the sort of luxury cars and SUVs that Britain excels in, it is probably a good thing that so many of these Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar and Land Rover products are made here, especially as they are less prey to low-cost competition from Korea, China and India. However, there are also strong environmental and short-term economic pressures that mean the current trend towards greener, more economical cars will also help secure the future of the British industry. This is why the latest developments are such good news…

So what else is happening?

The Independent