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Switching to Electric Cars: Promoting Sustainable Living in the UK

Climate change has been an inevitability for decades now. Despite early knowledge that climate change was the result of greenhouse gases expelled largely by man-made sources or activities, nations continued to enable pollutive practices – to the point that we are on a knife’s edge as a planet.

Electric vs. Fuel: What should you be driving

Electric vs. Fuel: What should you be driving

After driving a fuel-powered car for many years, switching to an electric car may not be an easy decision to make. There is a night and day difference between electric vehicles and fuel-powered cars.

This year’s top ten hybrid cars

This year’s top ten hybrid cars

The drive to cut emissions is stronger than ever, but for many drivers the infrastructure to support electric cars just isn’t ready. The worst pollution occurs when the engine is cold for short drives, or in heavy congestion – and these are also the times when fuel consumption is highest.

Electric vehicles are nearly £600 cheaper to run than petrol cars

The annual running cost of an electric vehicle is now £579 cheaper on average than a petrol-fuelled car, according to the latest research from comparethemarket.com. This difference in cost has increased from 2021 when EVs were just over £400 cheaper to run.

Thieves making £200 a time stealing car charging cables

With the UK set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, the future of the motor trade industry really is electric, but that’s leading to a new type of crime – the theft of car charging cables.

Why now is the time to buy an electric car?

Why now is the time to buy an electric car?

When electric cars first released were somewhat of a gimmick something that many thoughts wouldn’t take off for a very long time due to the limitations it posed when they were first released.

What to look for when getting an electric scooter

What to look for when getting an electric scooter

People these days are having a hard time commuting to work. Roads are full of cars, and traffic is starting to become unbearable. With the help of technology and through the power of advancement in chips and batteries, an electric scooter has become a trend and an alternative solution in using cars and public transportation.

Best electric cars on the market right now

Best electric cars on the market right now

Electric cars burst onto the scene just over ten years ago however back then there were many limitations to them with many of us consumers worried about the performance of them and how they would replace fuel alternative on the road.

How have electric cars increased in popularity

Electric cars are a common sight on the roads in 2020 and this has been a gradual process over the last 10 years and the world has changed significantly in this time.

The best electric cars on the market

The best electric cars on the market

With electric cars finally breaking into the mainstream, we are seeing more and more people delve into the market and reap the benefits from the electric car.

About electric and hybrids cars in the UK

About electric and hybrids cars in the UK

UK government is pushing for electric cars with a promise to end sales of vehicles with petrol and diesel engines by 2040. It is a part of the government’s ‘the Road to Zero’ strategy which outlines the steps that will be taken, so the transition towards electric cars in 2050 is as seamless as possible.

Petrol or hybrid? Which one to go for?

But most of us have grown accustomed to our diesel and petrol vehicles. The prospect of buying an electric or hybrid alternative can pose more questions than it answers.

The changing face of fuel

In recent years the transport sector in the UK has faced stark criticism over its failure to reduce its contribution to global warming.

What can we expect for the future of fuel?

The electric vehicle market experienced a record year in sales in 2017, averaging over 4,000 new registrations per month in the UK — a significant increase compared to 2013 figures, which witnessed just 3,500 new registrations over the entire year!

The UK’s ambition to be the cleanest country across the globe by 2050

By the year 2050, the UK plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero. This is a positive leap that would see the UK take the accolade of being the cleanest country across the globe.