Blog tagged as EV

With its world premiere set for autumn 2024, the Elroq will soon expand Škoda Auto’s all-electric SUV range into the A the largest sub-segment in Europe by volume. 

Breaking the trend for larger vehicles in EV motoring, the compact new model from Hyundai helps city drivers with small frame filled with big features. As a brand their EV range has proved exceptionally popular with drivers, with models like the award winning IONIQ 5. 

There's very little choice...

Switching to driving an electric vehicle not only helps the environment, but also your wallet. With the cost of electricity at an average 22.36p per kWh from the 1st of July 2024, these savings can add up significantly over time. 

A typical EV needs around 72kWH to fully charge and can travel 3-...

Deciding on the charger is just the first step in having your convenient home charging solution for your EV. In order to be able to get your charger installed, there can be a few more steps needed in the overall process.

Once we have carried out our survey for the installation, we'll contact your net...

At one point the Freelander was Europe's best selling four wheel drive, selling over 500,000 units during a 9 year production run for the original model. After an 18 year production run, over two generations however, the Freelander was replaced by the Evoque and Discovery Sport models i...

Price Parity - the point where the costs involved in changing to an EV over a petrol or diesel car - could be as little as 2 years away. New Automotive, an independent transport research organisation, have released their latest report looking at cost of ownership for EV's. By analysing a sample of 7...

Among all the other questions and factors with making a change to an EV from an ICE vehicle, one you might not consider is that EV's use specialised tyres to help you get the most of all it's benefits. What does this mean, and why is it important?

 A few basics on the way tyres work on your car....

Despite the myths around the long term life of EV's that continue, and industry fears, there is no evidence to suggest that EV cars are being scrapped at a higher rate than equivalent ICE vehicles according to the data from market data experts Cap HPI.

Despite higher repair costs related to the elect...

The BMW 5-series has been an important part of the brand range for over 50 years, and since 1988 the Touring models have been a key part of the range. The latest generation brings a new first to the over range of BMW vehicles with all electric models arriving to help increase the option...

At one point the was a choice of just two zero emissions vehicles for UK drivers - the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Nissan Leaf. Both could manage around 80 miles on a full charge in ideal conditions. Fast Forward to 2024 and now the average range of an EV in the UK is more than double this figure at 2...

After launching the fully electric Q6 e-tron with the Quattro powered models last month, Audi have announced the specifications for the e-tron performance model. This highly effiecient model has rear-wheel drive and a 100 kWh lithium-ion battery (94.9 kWh net), the Audi Q6 SUV e-tron performanc...