Tag: electriccars
The electric car charging operators that drivers rate most - and the ones they say you should never plug into
Ask any seasoned electric car owner and they will tell you that the public charging network is a reliability lottery. These are the best and worst rated by EV drivers.
Savvy EV drivers did Rachel Reeves out of £30m in car tax this year using loophole to evade Chancellor's raid
Reeves in April saw in new car tax rules that ended EV exemptions. But back in February, This is Money recommended EV owners use a loophole to delay payments - and many did.
Peugeot Polygon is a radical small concept car with many sides and a SQUARE steering wheel
Peugeot has revealed its new Polygon Concept car and the tiny EV has a Hypersquare steering wheel and is built for personalisation. Here's everything we know so far....
One in 25 used cars bought this summer were electric as second-hand EV market grows
Britons snapped up 80,614 used EVs between July and September, the SMMT confirmed in its latest market report.
Citroen e-C5 Aircross is only the third EV to qualify for the Government's full £3,750 Electric Car Grant
Citroen's e-C5 Aircross Long Range has been awarded the Government's higher band discount. The EV has a range of 422 miles on a single charge.
Pay-per-mile tax explained: How does road pricing work, is it a 'fair' system and what could it do to EV demand?
With reports suggesting Rachel Reeves is on the brink of introducing road pricing to tax electric cars, we take a look at how it could work.
Renault Twingo returns as an ultra-compact EV that will cost less than £20,000
The five-door city hatchback is a mere 3.75 metres long - only a fraction bigger than a Fiat 500 - and is Renault's antidote to the flood of cheap Chinese imports.
A new EV charger is added to our roads every 33 minutes - is it enough to hit green targets?
New figures released by the Department for Transport show that 15,979 public chargepoints have been installed since October 2024.
China's smash hit cheap G-Wagon: The £22k electric ICaur V23 is a mini SUV that could be heading to UK roads - we've driven it
Chinese car giant Chery launched its iCaur 4x4 EV brand last year to a huge sales success. We've exclusively test driven the V23 model to see if it could take off in the UK.
I bought an EV to save money but it's costing me HUNDREDS more than running a diesel car - here's why
When Kristian Lewin-Petrov, 45, replaced his diesel car with an EV, he had grand visions of reducing his family's impact on the environment as well as lowering his driving bills.
Volvo ES90: Is this luxury electric saloon enough to convince people to step away from SUVs?
Volvo's rejoined the saloon market with a premium EV offering - the ES90. Will this EV with over 400 miles of range and a luxurious interior steal SUV sales? Freda Lewis-Stempel reviews it.
Electric vehicle charging point installation stalls
Just 12,322 chargers have been installed so far this year - or 45 a day - compared with 19,834 across 2024 or 54 a day.
Is this the UK's smallest restaurant? Head to Soho next week to try Korean cuisine... in the back of a tiny electric car
Hyundai has converted an Inster EV into a dining experience on wheels for one day only next week in Soho, London where people can eat the best of Korean cuisine - and sit in a tiny restaurant.
RAY MASSEY: My charging hell shows why electric has a long way to go
The cars are not the issue - the national charging network is. And the nightmare I recently endured shows it's still not fit for purpose.
EV charging cable theft: The rise of organised crime that could hit the brakes on EV uptake
Electric vehicle charging cable theft is a growing problem, according to a new report. Here's how network operators are taking on this new crimewave.
