Often the vehicles are not actually ‘out of charge’ but are low on charge By FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL Updated: 00:01 GMT, 21 November 2024 It’s a big worry for a lot of apprehensive EV owners – that they’ll run out of charge and breakdown by the side of the road. But new data from the AA … Read more
Jaguar has infuriated car fans on social media with a radical new redesign that has been described as ‘woke’ and ‘unhinged’. The car firm, which is almost 100 years old, unveiled a bold rebrand yesterday worked on by a team of 800 that has ditched most of its classic iconography, including the ‘growler’ badge depicting … Read more
According to the Green Finance Institute (GFI), ‘fear of poor battery health is the single biggest barrier preventing the used EV market from taking off’. But this could soon be a worry of the past because, for the first time, a battery health grading system has been introduced into the UK’s used EV market. Used … Read more
Allows drivers to ‘test drive a Tesla without Tesla’ – for the Model Y and Model 3 By Freda Lewis-Stempel Updated: 08:40 GMT, 1 November 2024 In perhaps the most state-of-the-art test driving experience yet; Tesla’s Self-Serve programme has expanded to almost 20 new locations across the UK with Elon Musk’s brand signalling the death … Read more
More operators are switching away from flat rates for rapid charging By Freda Lewis-Stempel Updated: 09:46 GMT, 31 October 2024 Public chargepoint operators offering the fastest charging speeds to electric vehicle owners are reverting to peak and off-peak tariffs to rake in extra money at busy times and encourage owners to plug-in when its quieter … Read more
It was hard to miss the relaunch of the Ford Capri earlier this year. French Manchester United legend Eric Cantona was the face of the campaign, with his now infamous tag line ‘the legend is back’ part of an oddball media blitz of bogus ads, viral social media clips and goat flags at Glastonbury. But … Read more
Is one of your big concerns about switching to an electric car based on fears the batteries need to be replaced after a short amount of time as a result of degradation and at an astronomical cost? If so, it might put your mind at ease to know there are 309 Teslas currently in use … Read more
Flat rate costs of fast and rapid charging have nudged higher in recent months, according to latest analysis. The cost of charging at fast chargers has increased by 2p, while the cost of rapid charging has risen by 1p in August, AA’s EV Recharge Report shows. The motoring organisation is now calling for more rural … Read more
Despite various reports stating the contrary, a new study has found that EVs are being written off in Britain less frequently than petrols and diesels. Internal combustion engined (ICE) cars are written off at over double the rate of fully electric vehicles, automative data experts Cap HPI says. The study, which examines data from 2015 … Read more
Vauxhall has laid stake to the claim of launching the first new electric car that costs the same as its petrol alternative. The new battery and hybrid versions of the forthcoming Frontera SUV will both cost £23,495 when order books open in autumn, the company said. It’s the first showroom example of EV prices falling … Read more
