British Built Axon Hybrid Car

There's a new British motor industry and it's green.

From the ashes of the old rises some of the world's best low-emission technology, Cue the Axon 8080. Northamptonshire-based Axon Automotive have just launched this plug-in hybrid, which mixes batteries and a little bioethanol engine, making it good for 100mpg, with just 50g/km CO2 and no range anxiety either.

An ultra-lightweight carbon fibre poppet bankrolled by the UK Technology Strategy Board, the 8080 will be in showrooms as early as 2011 and should qualify for the Government's five grand eco bung. So much cooler than a G-Wiz.

Axon Automotive has been selected to be part of a signing ceremony to launch the cooperation between E-ON and Milton Keynes council over plans to install electric car recharging points.

Milton Keynes is one of three ‘Plugged-in Places’ locations across the country, which will receive funding to install recharging infrastructure to accelerate the uptake of electric cars.