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To some degree I agree. However, you won’t be able to carry lots of folk (or stuff) long distances in your micra. One thing that is noticeable is that driving long journeys is much more comfortable and less tiring in larger car than a smaller car (I used to have a Micra years ago, now I have a...

It’s about the advertised model price, not the number or type sold. First time it’s crossed over in the UK, at least according to Autotrader. Obviously there are still some big grants on some models (eg the Puma) and smaller grants on others (Kia EV4) but there’s nothing on any more expensive...

Surprised no one has post this yet: https://www.independent.co.uk/cars/electric-vehicles/electric-cars-cheaper-than-petrol-cars-b2959770.html

Sadly the Greens generally (both sides of the border) are completely incompetent when it comes to looking at evidence and using evidence based policy (which is extremely sad to say for someone who supports a pro-environment agenda). They’ve produced the 98% figure (originally back in 2024 I...

And electricity isn’t used for the same? At least split the costs across both. Many gas boilers and ovens won’t even work without electricity.

EGL3 and 4 appear to be progressing nicely. Contracts for the converter and cable systems have all been singed with National Grid in the last few month with onsite construction due to start in 2028 and 2029 respectively. Yes, there will probably still be constraints but it’s pretty clear...

Not necessarily. It’s more to do with issues around what you devolve. For example ticketing (and contactless payments), infrastructure and/or train services, and how you make improvements to cross border services if there is large amounts of devolution.

The most obvious being the Cardiff-Bristol M4 corridor which would fall between the Welsh government and whatever regional/mayoral authority covers greater Bristol.

4GW is under construction (EGL1 and EGL2). Contracts have been signed for another 4GW, and there are various others at the planning stage. Plus there are various upgrades to existing lines which will produce smaller benefits.

As well as contactless there are roaming networks which cover most of the charge point operators (CPOs). The largest is Electroverse which covers the vast majority of CPOs and gives you a free RFID card (some other networks charge for their RFID card). There are other benefits available through...

That’s the average across EVs of all ages so will include a lot of Leafs, Zoe’s and other early small EVs which will largely be treated as ‘city’ or second cars now. The point is that new 26 plate EVs will likely to be higher mileage cars than their ICE equivalents so are more likely to be...

I strongly suspect that many company cars, salary sacrifice schemes and those doing higher mileage are going for EVs. Therefore although the percentage of 26 plates may only be 20-25% region they are on the road for a much higher proportion of the time compared to their lower mileage ICE...

It comes from this TfW ‘vision for rail’ document: https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2026-02/TTT-Final_ENG.pdf Page 32-33 is the bit on the Swansea area.

When using an Electroverse or ZapPay RFID card just be aware on some chargers (depending on model/CPO) the RFID reader isn’t on the payment terminal but somewhere else on the charger and it’s not always clearly labelled. - In other news there is clear evidence that demand for second hand EVs...

Don’t pay with a credit/debit card. Use Electroverse or ZapPay (or Tesla if you’re that way inclined). It avoids the preauthorisation fees and cover virtually all major CPOs (Gridserve are the only major one not to be part of Electroverse for example). You can often get cheaper charging this way...

The problem is that parts of the industry are artificially inflating prices RRP eg Vauxhall Astra EV which is 40k in top spec (with a relatively modest sized battery). But then it is discounted by 10-20%. The purchaser thinks they’ve got a good deal and the manufacturer can go to the...

Because creating anti EV content (or anything controversial or political) drives engagement. You only need to look at the comments for the types of users he is attracting to his channel and what they’re talking about: (Sorry mods but there doesn’t seem to be a way to copy comments from the...

Unsurprisingly, interest (and sales) of used EVs is rising across Europe (and the UK) in the wake of the Iran war. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/used-ev-sales-jump-europe-iran-war-drives-up-petrol-prices-2026-03-26/ You have to wonder who would buy a pure ICE car at the moment with...

Though one could say its named after Bristol (the aircraft manufacturer) Brabazon (the aircraft).

The iX3 is an SUV, the 320i is a saloon. The cheapest electric iX3 model is an M-sport series, they don’t set a ‘poverty’ spec iX3. They do sell a petrol X3 low spec model for around 44k but it’s missing numerous extra features which are all standard in the EV model including larger 20inch (and...