The Car Hub

The above title reflects the message of Dr Thomas Weber head of Group Research and Development at Mercedes with reference to the new  Euro V1 emissions standard to be introduced in 2015.

Has the Eelectric Car movement missed their biggest chance of having a world audience to view their wares?
News today, 18th. November, is that the Olympic committee will not be opting for a fleet of up to 4,000 cars powered by electric batteries, the reason being given is there was never a commitment to do so by them.
But what of car manufacturers, did not one of all the car makers have their eyes on the Olympic games as the perfect venue to advertise to the world?

Brighton on the Sussex coast gets its name in lights this week by being the first location outside London to have a network of electric car charging facilities.
The first ten facilities are due to be officially in use tomorrow (Tuesday) with a further ten due next year.
Elektromotive who produce the Electrobay charging points have their base in Brighton.

Jaguar stated today it would either close its Castle Bromwich plant or the one in Solihull, both in the Midlands.
Jaguar's owners Tata stated there would be an extra 800 jobs created at Halewood Merseyside for producing the new Range Rover.
I suppose this is good news for Mersyside but bad news for the Midlands.
What say you?