Imagine you’re on a trip down a UK motorway and making good progress and then up pop those signs ROADWORKS – AVERAGE SPEED CAMERAS – 50MPH There are 2 reactions to these depending on your outlook to...
Category - EV – Electric Vehicles
David Nicholson
Myth busting EV Day trips – London to Scotland and back in a day
There are some very common but really inaccurate misconceptions about driving electric cars that are still widely believed. One is that you can’t do high mileages or long trips in an electric car and that is takes...
Myth busting with EV Day trips – Putney to Tenby and back in a day
There are some very common but really inaccurate misconceptions about driving electric cars that are still widely believed. One is that you can’t do high mileages or long trips in an electric car and that is takes...
Myth busting with EV Day trips – Putney to Padstow and back in a day
There are some very common but really inaccurate misconceptions about driving electric cars that are still widely believed. One is that you can’t do high mileages or long trips in an electric car and that is takes...
Video Pairs-Why does it matter so much that EVs are efficient?
In this video pair we look at what happens if you build an EV that is much more or much less efficient than a Tesla Model 3Of the current ways to power a car efficiency matters to a different degree in each. Petrol...
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 Tips Regenerative breaking Please...
Small family SUVs & Estates – the stars and the rest
This segment is equivalent to piston cars like a VW Polo or Ford Fiesta cover Photo courtesy of EV Clicks Table Of Contents What makes a star EV for MyUrbanCar? Our stars are not just great cars in their own right, they...
Small City EVs – the stars and the rest
What makes a star EV for MyUrbanCar? Our stars are not just great cars in their own right, they should be able to fit into your life & manage a range of supposed EV challenges like a weekend away or visiting friends...
Getting local EV Public Charging right. Part 1- Cost
Getting acceptable cost and utilisation rates The conventional wisdom is that charging an electric car costs much less than running a car that burns petrol or diesel, but is that really the case? In this article we...
How National Grid is cutting UK carbon emissions & preparing to power the switch to EVs
Robert Llewellyn has a relaxed but informative chat with James Kelloway, the Energy Intelligence Manager for for National Grid who supply our electricity in the UK. Published in summer 2020 Why we recommend watching In...
