Norway sees electric cars outnumber petrol models
Norway, one of the world's largest exporters of oil, now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-driven vehicles. Of the 2.8 million private cars registered there, 754,303 are now all-electric, compared with 753,905 that run on petrol,
Best used electric cars 2024: Top 10 second-hand EVs to buy
Used EV sales are growing fast, with buyers attracted by second-hand value, improved battery longevity, low running costs and the way they drive Used car EV sales are growing faster than new EV sales
Rolls-Royce Spectre review: Quite literally the Rolls-Royce of electric cars
The first electric Rolls-Royce in the modern era is as vast as it is luxurious, with a quiet ride and boundless options for customisation, but falls short of perfection The Spectre is a car that needs very little explanation: it’s
Cheaper EV running costs converting ICE owners
Half of ICE drivers want to shift to electric vehicles (EV) due to the cheaper running costs as they feel the squeeze at the fuel pump, new research has found. The findings from an Octopus Electric Vehicles survey also
The 10 best electric cars to buy if you want to avoid Tesla
Elon Musk is never far from a headline these days, from his recent inflammatory posts about the far-right riots in the UK to his endorsement of Donald Trump for president. But his increasingly toxic rhetoric is having a knock-on
What is it like to live with an electric car?
The introduction of electric cars has been quite the rollercoaster ride, hasn’t it? Government grants aimed at reducing the price gap between electric and internal-combustion cars came and went, while showroom prices have generally remained disappointingly high. And three years
UK’s biggest solar farm gets development consent order
The 600MW development will comprise four ground mounted solar PV generating stations in West Lindsay, Lincolnshire, four onsite substations and a battery energy storage system (BESS). Image: Island Green Power. Cottam Solar Project, being developed by Island Green Power, which
EcoFlow’s Solar-panel Power Hat Hands-on at IFA 2024: Meet the world’s first ‘wearable’ device charger!
Yamaha, a piano company, also makes motorcycles. Bose, an audio company, happens to also make suspension seats for truck drivers. And EcoFlow, a company known for its portable power stations, decided to enter the fashion market. However, it isn’t that
Dacia Spring review: The most affordable EV we’ve tested
Likely to remain the UK’s cheapest EV for the foreseeable future, the Spring isn’t without its compromises, but it will more than do the job for someone wanting an EV as a second family car or an urban runabout The Dacia Spring