Electric Cars

Electric cars get top marks in Green NCAP tests

The Renault Zoe and Hyundai Kona Electric were awarded five stars in the latest Green NCAP tests. A total of 24 cars have been tested.

Just one in six councils have on-street EV charging points

Research undertaken by the AA finds that some local authorities have also used government grant money to fund off-street charging instead

‘Pretty terrible’ electric car charging app to be shut down

The Polar Instant app will be closed down following negative feedback from EV drivers. A new BP Chargemaster app takes its place.

2021 Mazda MX-30 news, prices, specs and on-sale date

The new all-electric Mazda MX-30 arrives in the UK in March 2021 with prices starting from £25,545 including the Plug-in Car Grant

Nissan Re-Leaf EV provides mobile power in natural disasters

Nissan has created an electric concept car to show how EVs can help restore power during natural disaster outages

Zap-Map adds payment service to cure ‘charger anxiety’

Zap-Pay is a new service from leading EV chargepoint location tool Zap-Map that lets electric car owners pay to charge on any participating network

1 in 3 motorists ‘optimistic’ about buying an electric car by 2025

A new survey has shown how divided British motorists currently are about electric cars but there are growing numbers who are feeling positive about the switch

Servicing an electric car: what you need to know

There's no oil or spark plugs to change, so what does servicing an electric car involve? And will it be cheaper than a conventional car?

Volvo calls plug-in hybrids ‘part-time electric cars’

Volvo sees plug-in hybrids as ‘part-time electric cars’ that provide a stepping stone to an electric future. This comes as it launches a new smartphone app.

British Gas places UK’s largest electric van order with Vauxhall

British Gas has ordered 1,000 all-electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans for its gas engineers, making it the UK's largest commercial EV order to date.