“Research shows that 87% of Europeans drive fewer than 37 miles a day and in the small car segment, a third of drivers never undertake journeys of more than 100 miles. A Mitsubishi pilot project in the Midlands also found that drivers adapted seamlessly to cope with range restrictions. Moreover, there are about 6m households in the UK with second cars, and this is likely to be the initial target market for electric-car manufacturers, providing people with a zero-emission car to do the school run or pick up the shopping.”