Oldham is pulling ahead in the gentle race to open the first all-electric car showroom in the country.

The council in the Pennine town near Manchester has voted to lease a former cinema for the purpose.

The Manchester Electric Car Company will now put in a detailed planning application.

The project, titled the Hollinwood Electric Pod, should be ready to open next summer as the first of six in Greater Manchester.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2011/nov/29/first-electric-car-pod-manchester-electric-car-company-oldham-council?newsfeed=true