If you’re worried about running out of charge in an all-electric car, a plug-in hybrid or range extended EV — where the power in the battery pack is supplemented by a petrol or diesel engine — migh...
So it’s that time again. The time when our national media gets excited about 1966, sales of St. Georges’ crosses soar, and there’s a rush on the English team kit for the World Cup. Perhaps this p...
You may have noticed I didn’t submit a column last week. I apologise but while I had every intention of doing so one week and one day ago, circumstances conspired to make my life truly difficult an...
Electric cars are great, aren’t they? They’re quick, easy to drive, affordable to run, and never cause you to queue for petrol in the morning. And if you’ve got a car which rapid charges, you can e...
We all have to travel away from home from time to time, and in today’s modern world of internet-connected everything, smartphone apps and real-time navigation software, travelling has never been ea...
Do you take risks in your electric car? By that, I mean do you take risks when it comes to how far you’re happy driving before you run out of power? In three weeks’ time, I’ll be sitting in my Ni...
How do you commute and how long does it take? More importantly, how much does it cost you? Here in the UK, we have some of the longest commutes of all of our European neighbours. Not in distance p...
A couple of months back, I wrote here about my Nissan LEAF and the impending loss of its first capacity bar. At the time, I was under the impression it would happen in days — not months — but last ...
In less than a month, the first UK-spec Tesla Model S cars are due to be delivered to customers all over the UK. Capable of more than 300 miles per charge if you opt for the high-end 85 kilowatt-ho...
My Nissan Leaf has more than 52,500 miles on its odometer, and in the past six years, I'm guessing I must have easily covered twice that at the wheel of a plug-in car. But tomorrow, I'll be makin...