GREEN OR NOT? Exactly how green are electric vehicles (EVs)? In short, they’re very green compared to conventional petrol- or diesel-powered cars. The major win for EVs stems from the fact that they have no tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, thereby considerably reducing air pollution. By extension, EVs provide us with cleaner air and streets making […]
WHERE AND HOW If you have recently or are seriously considering, buying your first electric or hybrid car, you’ll need to think about where and how you’re going to charge it. Unlike conventional vehicles, where you simply top up the tank at the local petrol station, charging an EV takes some forethought. Typically, charging can […]
HIGH STICKER PRICE With over one million electric vehicles (EVs) on UK roads and almost 250,000 registered in 2022 so far, many of us might be considering shifting away from petrol or diesel-powered vehicles. One deterrent when leaping into the world of emission-free cars is the price tag. A recent Electric Car Cost index survey […]
AN INNOVATION WITH A PAST Electric Vehicles (EVs), considered by many to be only a modern technology, were born back in the 1830s when inventors in the UK, USA, and Hungary created some of the world’s first small-scale electric cars. In 1884, Thomas Parker, the British electrical engineer, inventor, and industrialist who was also responsible […]
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