Switched EV is a practical guide to electric car ownership in the UK. We write for normal people, not car enthusiasts. If you’re thinking about going electric, have just made the switch, or are trying to make sense of charging costs, salary sacrifice, and which car won’t leave you stranded on the M6, you’re in the right place.
We publish daily articles covering everything from buying advice and real-world running costs to charging network reviews and the latest policy changes. Every piece is written in plain English, grounded in real UK data, and designed to help you make better decisions with your money.
No jargon. No hype. No spec sheets for people who already know everything. Just honest, useful information from writers who actually drive electric.
Our writers
Alex Carter spent eight years writing for regional motoring supplements before realising nobody reads regional motoring supplements. He switched to an EV in 2022, mostly to stop his neighbour lecturing him about emissions, and hasn’t looked back. He’s driven over 40,000 electric miles across the UK and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of which motorway services have the best rapid chargers and which ones are perpetually out of order. He covers buying guides, ownership, and used EVs.
Rachel Simmons is a former financial journalist who got into EV writing after spending three weeks trying to understand her own company car tax implications and realising that if a financial journalist couldn’t work it out, normal people had no chance. She has a particular talent for making spreadsheets entertaining, or at least tolerable. She covers running costs, salary sacrifice, finance, and policy news.
Dan Mitchell came to EVs through an interest in renewable energy and smart home technology, and now spends most of his weekends testing charging apps and arguing with people online about whether vehicle-to-grid will actually work. He’s the person who’ll tell you which charging network app is least likely to crash when you’re standing in the rain at a service station. He lives in Bristol and cycles to work, which he acknowledges slightly undermines his authority on cars. He covers charging, technology, and commercial vehicles.
What we cover
We publish across nine categories, each assigned to the writer best placed to cover it:
Alex Carter writes Buying Guides, Ownership, and Used EVs. If you want to know which car to buy, what it’s actually like to live with, or whether that three-year-old Leaf on Autotrader is a bargain or a trap, Alex is your person.
Rachel Simmons writes Running Costs, Salary Sacrifice and Finance, and News. If it involves money, tax, or government policy, Rachel will explain it in terms that don’t require an accounting degree.
Dan Mitchell writes Charging, Technology, and Vans and Commercial. If you need to know which charging app to use, what a heat pump does, or whether an electric van can handle your business, Dan has you covered.
A note on how we work
We aim to be accurate, practical, and honest. If a product or service is good, we’ll say so. If it isn’t, we’ll say that too. Where we include links to products or services, some may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you sign up or purchase through them. This never affects our recommendations. We only link to things we’d genuinely suggest to a friend.
Prices, tariffs, and government policies change. We do our best to keep articles current, but always check the latest figures with the relevant provider or HMRC before making financial decisions.