Commercial Break: Death to dirty petrol!

Petrolheads – your time is almost up. Your dirty filthy cars and their disgusting emissions will soon be a thing of the past and this Nissan Leaf ad shows us just how ridiculous the concept of the petrol-fuelled car really is.

No longer shall we roar around the roads making loud exciting noises and belching smoke all over the place, and we’ll look back on it as being as ridiculous as petrol-guzzling dentist drills and computers. Ahhh, smell the clean air...

Although America might not be quite getting with the electric programme – here’s what they’ve done to a Smart car over there.