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But the thing which surprised me - and pleased me - was the sheer number of companies now making electric vehicles. At last year's show there were just two - Modec, and their bigger rival Smith Electric Vehicles. This time there were at least six.

Smith EV have delivered about 300 of their all-electric vans and trucks (the Newton, and the Edison) and were showing two new models - the Ampere and the Faraday. Both built in cooperation with Ford. Plus a 15-seat electric minibus. Modec's display included their very impressive looking UPS delivery van. LDV had no electric version of their Maxus van range on show but apparently will have it on sale this summer. A company called ZEV were offering electric versions of the Peugeot Boxer van range and an electric Renault Lobus 20-seater bus.

Maybe we are still 2 or 3 years away from all being able to buy affordable practical electric cars, but it looks like the concept has already caught on in the commercial vehicles field.

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