Motoring made simple
The Nissan Leaf is the UK’s best-selling electric car and was the world’s until 2020 when the Tesla 3 overtook it. Even so, it still represents the most affordable way…
Charging for electric cars is one of the big question marks for potential owners. After all, you wouldn’t buy a petrol or diesel car if there were doubts over how…
Electric cars might be technically more complex than models with an internal combustion engine but they actually require less servicing. This is because electric motors have far fewer moving parts.…
Low emissions zones (LEZ) were first introduced in and around London. They are now appearing all over the UK. Although they sound quite scary for car drivers, most of us…
A large chunk of what UK drivers pay for fuel goes directly to the government. Without this fuel tax, petrol and diesel would be an awful lot cheaper. Figures from…
The whole area of charging electric cars is a confusing one. Some are free; some most definitely aren’t. Read on to find out more. Some public chargers are free If…
Electric vehicles are gradually gaining acceptance among the car-buying public. And with increasing numbers of new versions on sale, there are ever-more used models available. But buying an electric car…
The world of electric cars is introducing a whole new dictionary of terms to motoring. Included are kilowatt hours (kWh) and kilowatts (kW). But what do these mean and how…
The government wants to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2030. Not unnaturally a lot of people are worried about what that will do to…
Auto Trader is reporting a spike in searches for used electric cars. But drivers who want to switch to electric motoring still only have a very limited choice. And anyone…