Anew electric vehicle has been announced by a carmaker, which might be better known for using nuclear powered engines.

A car from the DeLorean motor company was the star of the Back to the Future film series and an all-electric vehicle based on the same model, is now set to hit the roads in 2013.

DeLorean is to build the new car in cooperation with Epic EV, a company with a pedigree in the electric vehicle sector. It will be based on the DMC-complete with brushed aluminium bodywork and the famous gullwing doors.