The UK is on the road to becoming carbon-neutral and, from 2030, sales of all new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. Sooner or later, motorists will have to consider switching to an electric car. The big question is whether it makes more sense now or later? The transition from ICE (Internal Combustion Engine)
They look great, have fantastic acceleration, and cut down on your gas costs. What’s not to love? Electric vehicle sales are soaring, and the only problem at the moment is that automakers are struggling to keep up with growing consumer demand. The surge in electric vehicle sales is the direct result of consumers learning about
Make the change without forking out huge sums Consumers are more and more eager to go electric. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on British roads is soon set to exceed France after a huge surge in sales. But while a growing number of motorists want to switch, many are also wondering if they can
PETROL and diesel car sales are set to be banned from 2030 onwards, with one expert saying that cities may implement bans on polluting vehicles in the years to come. From 2030, the Government will restrict the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles to boost its aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Major steps are already being taken
BRITAIN has performed “better than expected” as its electric vehicle masterplan is set to save Britons £12billion, experts told Express.co.uk. Last week, the independent Climate Change Committee(CCC) released a landmark 600-page assessment of the Government’s various policies and strategies surrounding the energy crisis and climate change. While the report slammed several aspects of the Government’s handling of the energy crisis,
Investment in electric vehicles is coming at the expense of engines, transmissions and redesigns of gas burners. Automakers have announced a whopping $526 billion collective investment in electric vehicles through 2026, more than double the amount they mapped out over a similar forward time frame a couple years ago. Since the industry isn’t doubling its total
Naysayers argue that electric vehicles have too many obstacles yet to make them appealing to mass consumer audiences. Yet the numbers seem to indicate that we’re a lot closer to making EVs the better financial choice than many so-called experts want to admit. Germany will end sales of new ICE vehicles in 2030. What has
For the second month in a row, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) were the vehicle segment to grow, but data shows the government’s ambitions for the EV transition does not go far enough, according to the latest data from New AutoMotive. The company’s most recent figures show that during June 2022, 20,837 pure EVs were
Diesel sales have halved in the drive to go electric Electric vehicles accounted for almost one in two new cars bought in London last month, it has been revealed. Almost 6,000 fully electric or hybrid plug-in cars were registered in London in June, outselling conventional petrol cars by more than 200 vehicles. The figures, from New
DRIVERS have been urged to switch to electric cars amid the rising fuel prices. An expert has told Express.co.uk that EVs are “significantly” cheaper to run than petrol and diesel alternatives. Quentin Willson, an ex-Top Gear presenter and the founder of FairCharge, told Express.co.uk that the overall costs of running an electric car are much cheaper than those of a combustion
