the nissan leaf and those types of european or japanese cars do have a lower price point.re they attractive yet? >> we see those on the market. today, the chevy volt is the vehicle you are describing, or the nissan leaf, which has a lower price point. seems like those vehicles have not really taken off. people don't necessarily, they have grown out of the corky -- the quirky ev design. americans are buying more suvs and pickups, but they want and ev. they need it with more space and flexibility. if automakers can do that, like general motors announcing the chevy equinox ev, that seems to be more of the sweet spot of what consumers want. romaine: particularly in the u.s. i'm curious, when you talk about the decision process consumers will make with regards to buying a new car, whether they go for an ev or stick with the regular gas engine, there is a lever discussion about charging, the idea that people have a lot of range. tesla has a pretty broad network of charging stations. but you can't charge a ford or gm on that. where are we at with those other companies, gm, volksw

if you put it in context, that weighs less than 2% of this nissan leaf, so the impact is marginal.able, throwaway, doing a lot of damage to the planet. how long will that actually last me? so if you were to charge every day, this will last you almost four years but, at the end of its life, we will take the batteries and use them elsewhere for energy storage. 0k, and at the moment, it'sjust a prototype? shouldn't get too excited, should we? we brought this to showcase at cop, but also its its first global premiere here at the bbc. but it will be available for anyone to buy about this time next year. thanks, jonathan. great stuff. and something to raise a glass to. bell rings last orders! 0h, right, in that case, i will have a pint of lager, please. we've got two on tap today. 0ne's made from bread, the other one is a local brew made from old scraps. excuse me? i'll explain. right. you try that — this is a zero—waste sour made by drygate brewery across the clyde there. it's concocted from unwanted fruit and veg that would otherwise end up in landfill. itjust tastes like a fruity sour

if you put it in context, that weighs less than 2% of this nissan leaf so the impact is marginal.able, throwaway, doing a lot of damage to the planet. how long will that actually last me? so if you were to charge every day, this will last you almost four years but, at the end of its life, we will take the batteries and use them elsewhere for energy storage. 0k, and the moment, it'sjust a prototype? shouldn't get too excited, should we? we brought this to showcase at cop but also it's its first global premier here at the bbc. it will be available for anyone to buy next year. thanks, jonathan. great stuff. now, something to raise a glass to. last orders! 0h, right, in that case i will have a pint of lager, please. we've got two on tap today. one is made from bread, the other one is a local brew made from old scraps. excuse me? i'll explain. right. you try that, this is a zero—waste sour made by drygate brewery across the clyde there. it's a concocted from unwanted fruit and veg that would otherwise end up in landfill. itjust tastes like a fruity sour beer, so fair do's. good, but do