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Motorway charging exceeds petrol prices
- 08/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The cost of charging an electric car at motorway services can be up to 28% higher than filling up with petrol. This is according to the latest research from What Car?, which drove two electric cars and their petrol-powered equivalents in convoy on a 200-mile journey between Yorkshire and Cobham, just south of [...] -
No concern for new plates
- 25/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that the twice annual New Reg Day is not the sales driver it once was. According to independent retailer Motorpoint, a poll of 1,000 potential car buyers found that fewer than five per cent (4.9%) are bothered about the digits on their number plate. Instead, most car buyers are more [...] -
EV running costs half that of petrol cars
- 28/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that the annual cost of running an electric car is nearly half that of a petrol equivalent. A study carried out by comparethemarket estimated that it is 47% cheaper when considering key factors such as insurance, fuel, and tax. It found that the average cost to run an electric vehicle for [...]