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In the inaugural Next Energy News Show, Robert Llewellyn talks about taking on climate change trolls and his disdain for Daily Mail journalists, I get to look around BMW's hybrid batmobile the i8, and we talk to a man who's attempting to use renewables to go off-grid.

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Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid cars are gaining traction across the UK, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The BMW i8 has become something of an iconic car ever since the company showed it off as a concept back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

All government fleets will be given funding to purchase electric vehicles in an attempt to ‘lead by example’ by the department of transport.

Knowsley Safari has added an electric vehicle to its fleet in an attempt to further green its activities.

Tesla Motors has published all its patents in an attempt to help electric car manufacturers take on fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of flying during the day and night, has completed its first flight out of the Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland today.

Nissan has revealed that its all-electric van the e-NV200 will cost £13,393 when it hits UK shores in June this year.

In today's edition of the Green Energy News Review: the Carbon Tracker Initiative reveals that big oil companies might be wasting billions of dollars of investments.