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Some of the world's largest automakers are spending billions of dollars developing their all electric vehicles, but it appears the smaller companies are the ones winning the race to the market. On the upper end of the scale we have already seen electric sportscars such as the Fisker Karma and Tesla Roadster and they will soon be joined by the British made 700bhp Lightning GT. But now consumers are demanding an all electric powered vehicle for the average joe and with this first image of the Ze-O all electric MPV, NICE Car Company are looking to fill that huge hole in the market.

The Ze-O is no concept! When unveiled at the British Motor Show later this month, we will be seeing the model in full production form. Plans are to start sales this Autumn in the UK with Europe set to receive the model in 2009.

“All-electric sports car prototypes are eye-catching and interesting,” said Julian Wilford, co-founder NICE Car Company. “However, we all know customers want practical electric cars and they want them sooner rather than later. The Ze-O is a genuinely spacious and affordable car. We expect to be very busy at the motor show.”

The Ze-O does however fall short on some performance figures many consumers will crave, the top speed lies at a rather disappointing 55mph and the range of the battery on a single charge is just 65 miles. This does of course restrict the usefulness of the electric vehicle but the £14,000 price tag will still bring in the punters.

At the forthcoming British International Motor Show on July 22, Vauxhall will reveal a limited edition version of the Corsa VXR -known as the Opel Corsa OPC in continental Europe. Only 500 Corsa VXR Arctic Editions will be sold in the UK, and each will sport unique Glacier White paintwork combined with dark tinted rear windows and a black-painted roof and door mirrors, new black 18-inch V-spoke alloy wheels wrapped in ultra-low profile 225/35 tires and a Remus Sports exhaust.

Thanks to the Arctic Edition’s Remus Sports exhaust, the VXR’s 1.6-liter turbocharged engine’s output is raised to 207Hp, up by 15Hp compared to the basic version. Vauxhall hasn’t announced performance figures, but don’t expect any significant differences to the stock VXR’s 0-60mph (96km/h) time of 6.8 sec and 140mph (225km/h) top speed. The VXR Artic Edition is priced at £16,995 ($34,000), or £995 more than the standard Corsa VXR.

Nissan 1400 made its debut in South Africa in 1971 and has been happily carrying loads of South Africans since then. It is embedded in our memories and has become an icon in South Africa's motoring history with sales of over 275,000. The original Datsun 1200 evolved into Datsun 1400 in 1980 and became know as Nissan 1400 in 1990. It has earned a well deserved reputation as the ultimate workhorse, thanks to its reliability, low maintenance requirements and modest price.

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The Taganrog Automobile Plant in the Russian city of Taganrong, near Rostov will unveil the new Vortex Estina at the Moscow Motor Show next week. Vortex Estina is a Chery A5 sedan with a new name.

Tagaz, which is mainly engaged in the assembly of various Hyundai models at its plant for many years, has contemplated its product portfolio last year with the addition of old Ssangyong models, rebranded for the Russian market.

As the company diversifies itself, it found a new partner in China: fast-growing Chery, which was ditched by its Russian partner, Avtotor earlier this year. Chery, which considered setting up its own plant, will use the Taganrog facility to continue its expansion into Russia. Estina, a rebranded Chery A5 will be followed by the Tiggo SUV. Up to now the Chery A5, called locally the Fora was available on the Russian market as a fully-built import.