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Volvo Quietly Tells Some EX30 Owners Their Car Is No Longer Recalled — Charge to 100% Again
Volvo Car UK has begun writing to some EX30 owners who were previously told their vehicle was subject to the battery fire risk recall, informing them that their specific car is not affected after all and that they can charge to 100% again immediately. We have now seen...
The BYD DM-i Efficiency Challenge
Who says driving costs have to keep climbing with fuel prices? Not if you're a BYD DM-i owner — and now BYD are giving you the chance to prove it. To celebrate the launch of the BYD Community, the DM-i Efficiency Challenge is live, and five lucky winners will each...
BYD Sealion 5 DM-i Review – 1,000 Miles Behind the Wheel
After my first three days with the Sealion 5, I was impressed. Strong EV efficiency, a genuinely premium interior and a drivetrain smoother than anything I expected from a sub-£30k SUV. But three days isn't a review — it's a first date. Now, with 1,000 miles on the...
Volvo Says Recalled EX30s Are Safe to Sell — Then Warns Owners a Fire Could Be Their Fault
Volvo and its franchised dealers have spent close to 5 months telling customers that recalled EX30s are perfectly safe to buy and drive — "safe when not charged over 70%" was the exact phrase used by a sales manager at Marshall Grantham Volvo when we called them...
The Golden Time to Buy a Used EV
Electric vehicles have had a rough ride in the press lately. Range anxiety, charging infrastructure, depreciation horror stories — the headlines haven't always been kind. But here's the thing: most of that bad press actually works in your favour if you're buying used....
The EV Heat Pump FAQ – why it makes your electric car more efficient
What Is a Heat Pump? A heat pump does not create heat — it moves it. It sounds like a small difference but in practice, it changes everything about how your EV handles the cold. Where a resistive heater works like a toaster or fan heater, converting electricity to...
The VW Lupo 3L – The record breaking 94mpg super-mini
The VW Lupo 3L is one of the finest examples of fuel efficiency first. Built from 1999 to 2005, it was the world's first production car to officially achieve 3 litres per 100 kilometres — that's 94.2mpg UK — without a battery, without a motor, and without a...
We’ve Built You a Free EV Charging Savings Calculator
If you're driving an electric car and you're not on a smart EV tariff, there's a very good chance you're not getting the best deal for your electricity (EV fuel). We're not talking about a fiver here and there either — we're talking hundreds of pounds a year, quietly...
Introducing our new EV MPG Calculator
Everyone who drives an EV will have had the conversation. Someone asks what it's like, you tell them it's great, they ask how much it costs to run, and you say something vague like "hardly anything compared to petrol." Which is true. But it's not an answer. I've been...
While Petrol Hits 155p a Litre, I’m Driving for Less Than 2p a Mile
There's a car next to me at the lights. Nothing fancy — just your average family motor, probably doing around 30mpg, driver probably not thinking too hard about what it's costing them per mile. At today's petrol prices, that's 23.6p every time those wheels turn one...