Ford is joining with Daimler and Renault-Nissan to speed development of cars that run on hydrogen, with hopes of bringing a vehicle to market in as little as four years.

The Government has announced a €5,000 incentive for electric vehicles, with 3,500 charge points to be rolled out by the ESB.

IRISH motorists could see the country’s first electric car-charging points next year as the Government progresses its plan to make the country a pioneer in the field of electric vehicles.

MOTORISTS should be able to power up electric cars from public charging points in most major towns and cities within a year, the ESB announced yesterday.

Renault-Nissan today signed a preliminary agreement with the Moroccan government to build a manufacturing complex in northern Morocco with a capacity of 400,000 cars a year.