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Sono Motors has confirmed powertrain and battery details for its Sion family EV, which features solar panels on the hood, roof and body that provide a little extra range. Along with a price rise.​

​Denmark's e-bike maker Biomega has unveiled its first four-wheel electric vehicle – the Sin crossover utility vehicle. The concept brings to mind Renault's Twizy, but has room for four, is designed as a car not a quadricycle and has a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph).​

​The One electric city car from team Uniti has spent much of its testing time indoors so far, but the company recently decided to take advantage of the glorious (northern) summer sunshine and take the electric micro car for a spin around southern Sweden.​

​A little over a year after launching a crowdfunding campaign to develop a new electric city car, Sweden's Uniti has unveiled the One. There's been a range increase, and the top speed has been bumped up, but it was the odd-looking games controller steering system that stole the show.​

​Following a successful crowdfunding effort, German startup Sono Motors has started taking pre-orders for its electric city car. The Sion EV features photovoltaic panels on the roof, hood, sides and rear to charge the batteries while the electric car sits around waiting for someone to drive it.

Kia has given a sneak-peak at the new Picanto tiny car ahead of its full debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The third-generation of this A-segment subcompact city car is expected to come to market in the fourth quarter of 2017.

​Range anxiety is a priority for many EVs, but others are steering into the skid with small EVs designed for short-range city driving. Joining them is the Swedish startup Uniti, which has just hit its crowdfunding goal to develop a prototype of its own little electric city car by the end of 2017.

Few cars seem as ready to be made electric as the Smart ForTwo and ForFour. The new Smart Electric Drive, with up to 160 km range and torquey motors, could be the perfect runabout for inner city commuters with one eye on the environment.

The Casple-Podadera is a two-seater city car that boasts a unique folding characteristic to allow it to fit in tight parking spaces usually reserved for motorcycles.