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Huge spike in demand for electric cars and bikes as fuel shortage crisis bites

Published 28 September 2021
By David Mullen
Car sales website Auto Trader has reported a “huge spike” in demand for electric cars in recent days.
Nearly-new electric cars cost more to run than petrol and diesel

Nearly-new EVs cost more than petrol, diesel

Electric cars bought one or two years after manufacture are costlier to run than petrol or diesel equivalents, according to the largest new and u
Published 30 April 2021
Reader Letters: Electric car reviews, paint and age-based insurance hikes, and dieselgate groups

Most drivers won't buy electric car for a decade

British car buyers are holding back on buying an electric car by nearly a decade, according to new research by Auto Trader.
Published 30 August 2018

Madonna's Mini up for sale, but it's not cheap

Madonna's Mini Cooper S has hit the used car market, with an eye-watering price to match its chart-topping provenance.
Published 16 August 2018
2010 Ford Focus RS500 for sale for nearly £70,000

Used Ford Focus for sale — yours for £68,500

If you're in the market for a used Ford Focus, the price of this one might come as a shock — you'll get little change from £70,000.
Published 02 July 2018
Auto Trader to give away free car every time England scores a World Cup goal

Auto Trader gifts free car with each England goal

Auto Trader's new competition will give away a free car every time England scores a goal in this year's FIFA World Cup.
Published 13 June 2018
Skoda Octavia review (2017-on)

Drivers vote Skoda Octavia best new car of 2018

The Skoda Octavia has been voted best new car of 2018 in the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2018. Runners up were the BMW 1-series and the Peugeot...
Published 30 May 2018
Live life in the fast lane: luxury Maybach limo said to have been owned by Lewis Hamilton up for sale

Lewis Hamilton's luxury Maybach limo for sale

It may have had two previous owners in three years, but when one of the is Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who cares?
Published 02 May 2018
Both men and women turned off by 'hyper-masculine' car adverts

Both men and women turned off by masculine car ads

Car adverts featuring luxury sports cars driven by villainous men and featuring high-octane car chases are not only a turn-off for women...
Published 24 April 2018
Car sales drop 16 per cent amid diesel confusion and continued uncertainty over Brexit

Car sales plunge amid continued uncertainty

Sales of new cars show no sign of bouncing back as the latest figures, released today, reveal a 15.7% drop in demand...
Published 05 April 2018
rachel riley does the sums for car buying monthly finance costs

Video: Rachel Riley costs up monthly payments

With finance deals so popular with car buyers these days, car buying website have gone to great lengths not only to make finance options.
Published 01 March 2018
Top five best cars for students

Top five best cars for students

Freedom: that's what cars are about for young drivers who've just passed their test. The first heady years at the wheel are liberating...
Published 01 September 2017
Jaguar XF is voted car of the year by 10000 drivers

What's the best new car? Ask 10,000 drivers

It’s often said that the best way to choose your next car is to ask friends and family for their experiences of living with a car. Now one car bu
Published 15 June 2017