THE world's foremost eco-friendly motor show returns to the Eden Project this spring.

Sponsored by The Co-operative Insurance, it will be featuring a wide range of the greenest cars on the planet.

The Co-operative Insurance Sexy Green Car Show will run from May 23-31 at the home of the world's biggest plant biomes, near St Austell in Cornwall.

Both The Co-operative Insurance and Eden intend to build on the success of last year's first show by having more vehicles on display - and by testing their green credentials at what is normally a car-free zone.

Among the major manufacturers showing off their latest low-emission cars will be Ford, Citroen, Honda, Peugeot, Saab, Fiat and Volks-wagen.

Eden's Gus Grand, the show's executive producer, said: "The show will be bigger and more animated than last year when the first-ever Sexy Green Car Show attracted worldwide interest among car makers, the media and the public.

"The greenest cars from the world's biggest manufacturers will be on show - and smaller British car-makers who will also be at the show will have some surprises up their sleeves.

"The whole of the Eden site will be used this year, with more animation, demonstrations, exhibits and talks taking place.

"On the opening day, we will host a conference called Future Perfect - Here Now! It will show how science fiction is becoming science fact in car manufacture. There will be other big events throughout the show and at least one major new eco car launch is planned."

Gus added: "If the UK is serious about cutting its carbon emissions from road transport by 80 per cent by 2050, as the recent King Review of low carbon cars says is possible, then the Sexy Green Car Show points to the way forward by showing some of the least harmful cars on the planet, and proving that green can be sexy too."