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Is now the time to buy an electric car?

Published 28 February 2023
By Sunday Times Driving
There's a lot of suspicion around pure-electric vehicles (EVs) but they’re suitable for a lot more of us than you might think.
How to generate and store power for electric cars and home use

How to generate and store power for electric cars

Va-va-vroom — almost literally. There are a number of companies on a mission to turn every home into a mini power station that charges its own ba
Published 18 September 2017
Hyundai Ioniq hybrid first drive review by The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: Hyundai Ioniq hybrid

If you can hear a faint whining and whistling in the background, don’t start Googling tinnitus and resist the urge to waggle your fingers in your...
Published 05 July 2016
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The big buzz: how electric cars took over the Frankfurt...

Not everyone loves electric cars: shortly before the Labour leadership election, the BBC invited Jeremy Corbyn to be interviewed in the back of an...
Published 21 September 2015

Driving Green: Homepage

It used to be so simple. When buying a car you’d select the body style you wanted, along with the colour and spec. Of course there was also the...
Published 06 August 2015
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Driving Green: Are electric cars expensive to insure?

When you buy car insurance, two key factors determine your premium: the type of car and your personal circumstances. So it's not just how safe the...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: How much is road tax for "green" cars?

For several years any car rated below 100g/km of CO2 has attracted a zero rate of vehicle excise duty (VED), or road tax...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: The truth about real-world mpg and fuel...

Go onto pretty much any car owners’ forum and you’ll find complaints about how it’s impossible to achieve the official fuel consumption figures...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Electric car UK public charging point...

How to find a public charging point for your plug-in car...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Top five plug-in hybrids and E-REVs

A pure electric car is a big investment to make, and it’s not a sound one if your travel patterns are unpredictable with this being your only transport...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Top five electric cars

It's not that long since there weren’t five electric cars to choose from – and certainly not five genuinely decent models worth investing your...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and when it’s burned the only by-product is water vapour. So wouldn’t it be great if...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What are biofuels?

All fuels are a cocktail of chemicals. Creating the perfect fuel is always a compromise as there are so many demands to be accommodated...
Published 05 August 2015