Motorway Services Electric Car Charging – Dramatic improvements coming

SMMT report The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports that the sale of Electric cars in September 2020 was 6.7% of new car sales, treble the share in the same month in 2019 (2.2%). Full details from SMMT. Diesel sales dropped the most, with Petrol next.

A major problem with charging networks has been that each has had their own payment method. With so many there’s been a major concern about which one(s) to sign up to. However Octopus Energy has launched a multi-network card with the aim of covering many different networks to make this easier. Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice…

It is certainly cheaper to charge an electric car at home If you are able to charge your electric car at home you can typically cost £5 – £7 to charge it. However, you can significantly reduce the cost by getting an appropriate tariff from your supplier. See below. See our Beginners Guide to Electric…

An electric car between one and two years old is £6,000 more expensive over the same period than one with an internal combustion engine, according to the research, while a two-year-old electric car will sting buyers to the tune of £4,000. Sunday Times – Driving – April 2021 “Nearly new” used EVs work out more…

Tonik Energy’s new ‘Home & Smart EV’ bundle will provide the growing number of UK households purchasing EVs with “transparency and control” over the running costs of their zero emissions vehicles by allowing them to benefit from competitive fixed overnight charging rates. Smart data from EV chargers installed at customers homes by Tonik’s in-house charger…

£12 million in funding announced to propel groundbreaking electric vehicle research projects on first World EV Day future government plans could see green-coloured parking spaces, charge points at popular destinations and dedicated EV sites for buying and selling cars Highways England to provide local authorities with £9.3 million in funding to encourage businesses to switch to electric vans Parking…