New community electric car schemes are being set up around Wales, in an attempt to give people better transport links in rural areas.

They have a car in a central location which people can book and use if they want to get somewhere when buses, trains or taxis are not available or would cost too much.

A community car scheme was started in Corwen in Denbighshire last year. Two new electric cars have also been ordered for rural areas in Gwynedd. Others are being looked at in Conwy and Wrexham counties.

Supporters say they can make it easier for people in rural areas to get to job interviews, hospital appointments, or just to do the shopping. But at least one scheme in Wales has been wound up.

In Corwen, the electric car is a red Nissan Leaf called Neli, organised by the South Denbighshire Community Partnership.

Bookings have been slow to come in since the electric car arrived in October last year, but organisers have used it as an extra vehicle for a community dial-a-ride scheme when it's not been out on hire.

source: BBC News