Electric Cars

Revealed: Britain’s best EV charging networks 2019

A satisfaction survey of more than 1,600 users reveals the country's best electric car charging networks – and it's good news for Tesla owners.

Volkswagen launches £355 electric car charging kit

Volkswagen says it can cut the cost of electric motoring with the ID Charger – a wallbox home charging kit.

Government to spend £400 million on electric car charging network

Half a billion pounds is being allocated for green technology by the UK goverment, with £400million for EV rapid charging infrastructure.

Frankfurt goes green: all the new electric cars on show

The Frankfurt Motor Show has been targeted by climate protesters this year, but there are plenty of new electric cars on display. Welcome to your cleaner future...

Cost of charging an electric car to increase

Ecotricity is upgrading its EV charging network, and raising prices to pay for it. However, the company will still make a loss.

Volts-wagen: VW converts classic Beetle to electric power

Volkswagen has fitted the electric powertrain from its e-Up city car to an original Beetle. The car will be displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Electric cars are most reliable, but Land Rover falls short

A new car reliability survey has rated electric and hybrid vehicles best overall. However it's bad news for SUVs, particularly Land Rover.

A beginners’ guide to electric car charge points

There are three type of electric car charge points: rapid, fast and slow. Here, we provide a brief description of each in our beginners' guide.

Electric car sales DOUBLE since summer 2018

Demand for EVs doubled in July versus 2018, with a year-to-date sales up 98 percent to 23,200 units. Popular new models from Tesla and Audi have helped.

CCTV systems to catch people ‘ICEing’

Electric car charge point provider Alfa Power is poised to roll out CCTV monitoring and ANPR to penalise drivers who are ‘ICEing’