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Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.

Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry, by electric car, back in the UK. From July 2010.

Peter Curran drives a battery car 4,500 miles round Europe on a pioneering journey. He talks to manufacturers about their progress with the production of electric cars. 

En route he struggles to find enough power points to charge his battery.

Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and Europe - on his last leg he manages to arrive back in the UK to join the Brighton to London Eco-rally.

Produced by Dilly Barlow and Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

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Peter Curran takes a bold 4,500 mile trans-European journey in an electric car

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