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“Vantastic” #EVdeals on new Electric Vans
New Electric vans have a reputation for being expensive… but they don’t have to be. In fact some are cheaper to buy than the petrol or diesel RRP. There are some phenomenal deals to be had from dealer stock on...
Map of DC public charging network costs in the UK
24th February 2024 Charging Map Click to enlarge The new charging map on the left side shows the UK’s most expensive and luxurious electricity operators the the top in red. all the way down to the Tesla...
Finding Electric Car chargepoints – an easy guide
So your new electric car has arrived, you’ve got a pretty good idea how to drive the car but not much more than that. So lets kick off. Firstly you’ve made a great choice. Click here to see why almost no...
Postcards from London to Italy by Electric car
Driving to a holiday in Italy in an electric car? Well it depends which electric car you choose but in something like a Tesla Model 3 it’s really very easy and almost all Tesla Superchargers in France, Switzerland...
Electric car nightmare? London to the Eden Project in Cornwall in an EV
We all know those clickbait EVmaggedon headlines in the media, but what’s it really like going on a winter trip in an electric car or “EV”? If you’re thinking of doing your bit to transition from...
2022 UK Electric Car Sales Report
Here’s a quick rundown of the highs and lows of the EV transition in 2022, starting with the good news from the amazing numbers from December 2022. Fun facts from December’s EV sales stats 1 Tesla’s...
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Fact-check. What evidence is there that new diesel cars are still highly polluting?
Lobbyists for the car industry for diesel technology (including some of the motoring press and motoring experts) say that older diesel cars are dirty but new Euro 6 diesel cars are clean. They say that the...
What is air pollution from a car?
There still seems to a little confusion about what a pollutant is so here’s a quick guide. Cars with conventional engines produce some gases that make the air toxic to breathe and some that are not toxic but are bad for...
6 easy steps for drivers to improve urban air
1. Go Diesel Free – Pledge not to buy another diesel On average even a new Euro 6 diesel car emits 7 times as much NO2 as new Euro 6 petrol cars in the real world. The worst diesels emit as much as more than 30...
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