Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Barely a day goes past without a news item on a new electric car being readied for the market. Earlier this week former formula one world champion John Surtees drove an electric car from England to France to mark the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Euro-tunnel. And over the next 18 months General Motors, Nissan Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota all plan to have the first of their fully electric vehicles rolling off the production lines. But this week on Ideas we're going to hear about two far less celebrated types of electric vehicles at opposite ends of the size spectrum.

Electric bicycles and the five decades-old English Electric trains on the Johnsonville to Wellington line. And we ask energy consultant Steve Goldthorpe just how environmentally friendly electric cars will really be?

Electric Bikes

Anthony Clyde - electric bicycle importer and designer.