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EV drivers could save £500 per year with these driving tips, says Kia

Published 22 December 2022
By David Mullen
A study commissioned by Kia has shown that electric vehicle drivers could potentially increase their range between charges by as much as 33%.
Toyota Prius Excel

First Drive: 2016 Toyota Prius Excel

Originally the torchbearer for ecologically sensitive road use, the Toyota Prius is entering a phase of midlife ubiquity as the jobbing Uber operative’s...
Published 22 March 2016
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Volkswagen emissions scandal: guess who'll pick up...

Drivers face paying hundreds of pounds extra for new cars as the costs of tough environmental controls ushered in after the VW emissions
Published 28 September 2015
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Are fuel companies trying to shore up their profits...

Q. Fuel costs may have gone down but so has the efficiency of my Hyundai Santa Fe V6. I used to expect to get about 500 miles out of a tank of petrol;...
Published 16 February 2015
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How accurate are official mpg figures?

Q. I was put off buying a new Ford Mustang because of its poor fuel efficiency (26mpg combined), but my new Audi A5 cabriolet 1.8 TFSI is faring no...
Published 29 December 2014
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Car clinic: Which car makers are most realistic about...

Q. I’m looking for a new car, but I’m worried by media reports of the inaccuracy of official figures. Whom can I trust?
Published 17 July 2014
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Fuel sippers

DESPITE DEPRECIATION (the loss of a car's value as it ages) being the biggest single motoring cost, we are all obsessed with how much fuel our cars...
Published 26 March 2014