In our survey we’ve looked at how the cost of filling up with petrol and diesel compares with charging electric cars in the UK. Then we’ve looked at how that has changed compared to a year ago and why...
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Best UK Electric cars in every price range in 2022
Define Best? Our recommendations all deliver Decent real world range in their price point. We use EVDB estimates that are more realistic than official WLTP rangeQuick charging speeds ( we use the 10% to 80% charge times...
Why 2023 may be a better year to switch to an electric car
With petrol and diesel prices soaring switching to lower cost EV motoring in 2022 must make more sense than ever right?Unfortunately 2022 hasn’t been shaping up that way. Costs of buying and charging an EV...
Oxford Calling – Clean Air Charges
Forget London’s ULEZ – Oxford has a Zero Emissions Zone Ever since the “dieselgate” scandal when it first became clear that EU emissions regulations were a sham and that diesel vehicles in...
Winter EV Day trip – The Tate and Lunch in St Ives from London & back in a day
Table Of Contents EV day tripsWhat’s an EV day trip like in winter thoughLondon to St Ives in Cornwall, then on to Lands end and back to London in a dayThe overall trip statsCharge stop 1 at 77.2 miles –...
Is the BMW i4 really better than the Tesla Model 3?
Both the BMW i4 and Tesla Model 3 are excellent cars so reviewers have perfectly valid reason to pick either as the better car. Ginny Buckley and Nicki Shields from Electrifying believe the BMW is the better car...
Finding Electric Car chargepoints – a beginners 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...
MyUrbanCar Top Tesla Model 3 tips for new UK owners
We think Tesla Model 3 is probably the best Tesla and probably the best EV. We’ve got some tips to help you make the most of it and find a way round its quirks Table Of Contents General TipsThe V11 UpdateRegenerative...
Fact-check. What evidence is there that new diesel cars are still highly polluting?
Table Of Contents 2021 Source – The Brussels study by True EmissionsSource German Federal Environment agency and published by Deutsche Welle in Feb 2018Source 2 – The West Lothian Goverment studySource 3...
JCB Hydrogen combustion engines..the right choice?
JCB has just announced that it is investing £100 million on new hydrogen combustion engines for use in its iconic yellow diggers that are exported around the world. So what are the pros and cons of hydrogen? JCB spends...
8 things to know about switching from gas or oil to an Air Source Heatpump
Introduction Please note, I have had an air source heat pump installed in my Victorian terraced house in Southwest London, but am not an expert in heating or air source heat pumps. This is what I have learnt from being...
September 2021 UK car sales report –
September was the best month for UK electric car sales since December 2020, when we last did a sales report. December 2020 ended with a bit of a bang for pure EV or BEV sales. By comparison 2021 up to September was a...
Myth busting EV Day trips versus public charging – London to Anglesey and back
Table Of Contents EV day tripsWhat’s an EV day trip like using only public not Tesla chargers though?London to Holyhead in Anglesey on the north west tip of Wales .. and back again in a dayThe statsPublic charging...
