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A new initiative to launch a Europe-wide plan for an electric car will be launched as part of the Spanish presidency of the EU next month.
Spanish rime minister Jos￩ Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, said there was a need for a pan-European strategy to produce a viable electric car.
Mr Zapatero said he had met some of Europe's biggest car manufacturers in recent days who impressed upon him that the EU should take a lead in developing electric vehicles.
The outcome of the meeting will be unveiled in San Sebastian on February 8th.
The European Commission is already working on its proposals for electric cars which the Commission President Jos￩ Manuel Barroso described as a "very important" part of its green strategy.
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