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Etiquette authority Debrett’s now has official advice for electric car drivers

Published 09 April 2024
By Will Dron
Any EV driver who has faced a long wait at the motorway services knows it can be a bun fight. Debrett's guide to modern manners is here to help.
Supercharger - Tesla Model Y 2022 review

Free EV charging today from Tesla for all

Get an EV top-up for free today from Tesla to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Supercharging in Europe.
Published 29 August 2023

Americans battle over EV connector format

With Ford announcing the adoption of Tesla's EV charging connector in the USA, could we see a battle to define the charging standard for EVs?
Published 06 June 2023
UK has reached “peak petrol”, says research

Charging times explained

Do electric cars take long to charge? We take a look at it.
Published 25 April 2023
Osprey EV charging

Osprey hikes fees to £1 per kWh

Osprey has announced an enormous hike in the cost to use its rapid chargers, becoming the first operator to increase prices to £1 per kWh.
Published 15 September 2022
Volvo XC40 Recharge P8

Housebuilders lobbied against home EV chargers

Some of the UK’s largest construction companies privately lobbied the government against new EV charger rules.
Published 12 September 2022
Current and upcoming pure-electric car guide (updated)

UK public electric car chargers passes 30,000

The number of public EV charge points surpasses 30,000, with 7,500 being added in the last twelve months.
Published 21 April 2022
CMA: UK needs ten times more electric car charging points by 2030

Government aims for 10x charging points by 2030

The Department for Transport has announced funding of £500m to further expand and develop the UK’s public EV charging infrastructure.
Published 25 March 2022

SsangYong Korando e-Motion EV review

A surprise new contender in the electric SUV market is the SsangYong Korando e-Motion.
Published 20 January 2022
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
ZipCharge reveals portable EV charger

ZipCharge launches portable EV charger

British start-up ZipCharge has launched a new portable charger for electric vehicles at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Published 03 November 2021
A Pod Point home charger

Pod Point prepares for IPO

Pod Point, Britain’s largest provider of electric vehicle home charging kits, is preparing for a stock market flotation.
Published 19 October 2021
Wireless EV charging pad by Char.gy

Wireless EV chargers begin trials

A British electric vehicle charging company has begun a 12-month trial of wireless EV chargers in Buckinghamshire.
Published 06 October 2021