How do electric vehicle drivers boost their power? A point by charge-point study is being carried out... Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales) reports. Zap-Map, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, and UK law firm TLT have joined forces to uncover where, when and how UK consumers are charging electric vehicles (EV) – and what this means for the development and funding of the public … [Read more...]
Are electric cars the answer to today’s higher than ever cost of motoring?
Interest in electric cars is increasing as the price of fuel skyrockets, BUT it can take more than 310,000 miles of electric propulsion motoring to make it as cost-effective as buying and driving a conventional internal combustion engined vehicle... Forbes Advisor (https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/) tells us... Interest in electric vehicles more than doubled (+113%) during the first … [Read more...]
Motor Ombudsman poll of new drivers reveals their level of interest in electric cars
Next generation of drivers, polled by The Motor Ombudsman, indicates their views on acquiring an electric car, plus their knowledge about the needs for having vehicles serviced and MoT tested... The Motor Ombudsman tells us: An online YouGov poll of nearly 500 prospective and existing learner drivers in Britain has revealed that nearly half of respondents (42%) would prefer … [Read more...]
Are we nearly there yet with electric cars? Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ thinks not…
You may be interested in watching Channel 4 'Dispatches' programme, 'The Truth About Electric Cars' at 8.30pm tonight (22nd November 2021). Primarily this will be looking at the state of the U.K.'s electric vehicle infrastructure, plus some aspects of some of the vehicles... The information/views expressed below are from Channel 4. They tells us: Some hybrids are worse than diesel cars … [Read more...]
Calls for MoT Test changes to incorporate aspects of electric, hybrid and high-tech. modern vehicles
Robin Roberts writes: The MoT test may need a radical shakeup to reflect the arrival of electric power and very sophisticated technology fitted to the latest vehicles. That’s the view of KwikFit, which tests about a million vehicles annually, and head of their service Eric Smith. He points out that currently hybrid models and battery electric vehicles are not tested for emissions and these and … [Read more...]
Electric cars charge ahead…
Electric cars power ahead of internal combusion engine models, as Robin Roberts explains... Despite the wider car industry suffering badly from the effects of the pandemic, 2020 was a landmark year when it came to sales of battery electric vehicles with twice as many sold last year compared to the year before, and a total of more than 200,000 registered since 2010, analysis of SMMT figures by the … [Read more...]
The drive towards all-electric cars
Robin Roberts reports on the headlong move towards all-electric vehicles… The UK Government’s drive towards electric cars and a low carbon future faces a bumpy journey, say experts. Car-makers said they are committed to them and invested billions but the challenge of the next nine years is “immense”, according to Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. "We are pleased, therefore, to see … [Read more...]
Car dealers gear up for future progress in a different new world…
Electric Vehicle shocks for dealers… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The move towards electric cars is going to be a shock for many car dealers, according to a new survey. While they are generally satisfied with the manufacturers’ plans to introduce battery electric vehicles and hybrids, they are far less happy about their dealership costs and how they are going to make … [Read more...]
Fascinating depreciation figures for electric cars versus internal combustion powered versions
ELECTRIC CAR VALUES INITIALLY ON A CHARGE… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The electric car market is on a charge. Evermore new models are coming to join an ever growing market place and their numbers are expected to swell very quickly once the coronavirus lockdown ends and some semblance of normality returns to showrooms. So it was interesting to study the results of a … [Read more...]
Power to the people? Electric now or not electric now, that is the question…
ELECTRIC POWERED UK CAR SALES ARE NOT YET ELECTRIFYING! David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. VW e-Golf, MG ZS EV and Nissan LEAF briefly tried News So far this year (8-months) official figures show that UK sales of BEV cars (Battery Electric Vehicles) have risen by 93.1% over the same period last year to 17,393 registrations. But before we think the motoring world has … [Read more...]