For the last few days I’ve been driving to and from the office in an electric car.

They’ve been in the news a lot recently, especially since Nissan announced prices in May of its Leaf electric car due on sale in 2011.

I’ve been driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV – an electric car based on the Mitsubishi i city car.

It uses a 63bhp electric motor driving the rear wheels, and has a maximum torque output of 133lb-ft – perhaps similar to a small turbodiesel engine.