A WOMAN owns a Mercedes and a Revai electric car — but finds that her vintage Merc spends more time parked up than on the road these days.

IRISH creative minds are coming up with ideas to cope with the changing global environment, and, as we mentioned last week, there are huge opportunities for job-creation in green technology.

An Indian company that has launched the country’s first electric car has received 500 orders from Britain and plans to build environment-friendly minibuses and small taxis.