Thought the DeLorean DMC-12 had disappeared into the past with the rest of the Back To The Future excitement and nostalgia? Think again. The DeLorean is making a comeback, and it’s all thanks to a new law passed in 2015.

Time and time again, research has told us that a greater adoption of electric cars will significantly reduce urban air pollution as well as carbon emissions, not to mention the other benefits that come with the associated uptake and use of renewable energy.

Over the past 10 years, electric vehicles have enjoyed an increasing rate of consumption amongst the general public. It’s clear, however, that the overall sales is not as impressive as many had expected.

Owners of electric cars will be able to help save the environment, but according to the Tesla co-founder, more money will need to be invested if electric trucks are going to be a realistic part of our future.

No formal announcement has been made but there have been rumours that both Apple and Google are seriously engaged in their respective projects for electric vehicles, albeit of different levels.

The Chevrolet Volt has a feature that differentiates it from all other plug-in cars – it will run solely on electricity as long as its battery has a charge.

There are rumours doing the rounds that there is a Ford electric car is in the works. The top auto company is believed to be in the midst of developing a plug in electric car that boasts of a 200-mile range.

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was heard loud and clear in early May as he announced the initial response to his company’s latest product line of solar batteries.

Hyundai has announced at a press release that it has plans to launch an electric sedan in early 2016, followed later by an SUV and a sports car.

The U.S. company, Seeo, funded by the Department of Energy, have recently developed batteries that can store signifcantly more energy than current electric vehicle batteries can.

Nissan unveils its electric race car, ZEOD RC, boasting that it will easily shatter the 180 mph speeds of conventional race cars. Using the technology of the LEAF, Nissans’s original attempt at a true blue 100% electric car, this special race car will use the same lithium battery technology according to the automotive company’s engineers.

Over the next 10 years Australia’s vehicle fleet is going to become cleaner, quieter and greener as electric vehicles (particularly pure battery electric vehicles) displace petrol, diesel and LPG powered cars.