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Electric vehicle charging map firm Zapmap expands to cover continental Europe

Published 13 December 2023
By James Fossdyke
Zapmap, which shows users where to find electric car charging points, has expanded into mainland Europe.
Google Bard AI will give car-buying advice and suggest electric car charging locations

Google's AI could give car-buying advice

Google Bard could potentially be used to offer car-buying and EV road-trip advice, say its developers.
Published 09 February 2023
Volkswagen to launch 2,400 electric vehicle chargers in the UK

Cost of charging an electric car

It can be cheaper than filling with petrol or diesel, but what's the real price you pay when it comes to charging an electric car?
Published 19 November 2021
Three quarters of electric car owners use extension leads to charge their cars

Many EV car owners charging their cars dangerously

A majority of plug-in hybrid and electric car owners are dangerously recharging their cars, an electrical safety charity has discovered.
Published 31 May 2019
James May: 2040 date is too soon for shift to electric cars

James May: 2040 is too soon for electric cars

Motoring journalist and The Grand Tour presenter James May has questioned whether banning the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040...
Published 26 July 2017
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News: Wireless charging for S-class hybrid just 18...

A CAR that can be charged like an electric toothbrush will be sold in Britain in about 18 months.
Published 29 September 2014
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News: Tesla supercharger highway powers up electric...

THE dream of being able to drive the length and breadth of Britain in a near-silent battery-powered car has come a step closer to reality.
Published 19 May 2014
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Currently on the blink: faulty chargers strand electric...

The number of points at which drivers can recharge their vehicles is rising fast, but as Dominic Tobin discovers, many of them do not work properly
Published 23 April 2014