The Cork is out of the EV bottle. The Irish Government has started a major drive to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country, with a progressive pilot scheme launched in the city of Cork in the south west of the island.

With more than two months remaining, Nissan LEAF has shattered the record for the most U.S. electric vehicle sales in a single calendar year, surpassing the previous record of 22,610 that it set in 2013.

The www.sustainable-mobility.org website, launched by Renault in 2009 under its wide-reaching electric-vehicle initiative, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year.

The era of the 100% electric taxi has arrived to Spain's two largest cities, as Nissan delivered its first 100% electric taxis to Madrid and Barcelona. The introduction the Nissan electric vehicles - the Nissan LEAF to Madrid's taxi fleet, and the e-NV200 taxi for Barcelona - brings the option of quiet, zero-emission travel to these bustling city centres.

EU Member States have committed to strengthening EV charging networks and adopting a common plug across Europe. This new agreement, which forms part of an EU directive for clean fuels, is set to offer a significant boost to zero-emission transport in Europe.

Norway, rich in petroleum, is also a global leader in renewable energy use, at 98%, and cleaner, more inexpensive electricity is helping to drive the push of electric vehicles into the mainstream market.

Roughly one in six cars sold in Norway is an EV, a whopping 15% share.

Hold your head high, people of Vermont and New York!

A new survey conducted by internet-based personal finance resource Wallet Hub has looked at the way Americans use their energy to create a state-by-state league table.

While the Alliance develops autonomous cars based on the all-electric Renault ZOE and the best-selling Nissan LEAF – expect them to come to market by 2020 – scientists in America are investigating what real world benefits driverless cars will provide.

Nissan Motor Corporation has begun testing a system to use electric vehicle technology to help power grids cope with peaks in demand. The energy management system has the potential to help ensure continuity of supply during natural disasters. It could also make electricity from renewable sources, like the wind or sun, more viable by storing power to be used during periods of high demand. Nissan is using Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EV) and the "LEAF to Home" power supply system in the field tests.