If you registered your electric car before 1 April 2025, you’re still exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax). If you registered on or after that date, you’re now paying road tax for the first time, and if your car cost more than £40,000 when new, you’ll be paying quite a lot of … Read more
You’ve probably seen the advice: pre-condition your EV battery before rapid charging. It sounds sensible enough. Your car warms up the battery to its optimal temperature, typically between 25°C and 35°C, so it can accept charge faster when you plug in. But here’s the thing: pre-conditioning uses energy too. So does warming up your battery … Read more
From April 2026, electric vehicles will start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) for the first time. If you’re driving an EV through a salary sacrifice scheme, or thinking about joining one, you’re probably wondering whether this means your monthly payments are about to jump. The short answer is: it depends on your scheme provider, … Read more
From April 2026, electric vehicles pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax) for the first time. If you bought your EV before this date, you’ve had a good run. If you’re buying now, here’s exactly what you’ll pay. The Basic Numbers Every electric car registered from 1 April 2025 onwards pays the standard rate … Read more
That range estimate on your EV’s dashboard? It’s lying to you. Well, not lying exactly, but it’s making some fairly optimistic assumptions about how you’re going to drive for the next 200 miles. In the EV community, we affectionately call it the GOM (Guess-O-Meter), and understanding why it’s wrong will make you a much calmer … Read more
From 1 April 2025, electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), the annual tax most of us still call road tax. If you’re driving an EV, you’ll be paying £195 per year for the first time. And if your car had a list price over £40,000 when new, you’ll be … Read more
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which lets your EV sell electricity back to the National Grid when you’re not driving, has finally moved beyond the trial phase. Several UK charging networks now offer bidirectional charging at public locations, though the picture is patchy and you’ll need the right car to make it work. Here’s what actually exists … Read more
If you’re considering a salary sacrifice EV, you’ve probably heard that company car tax is going up in April 2027. The benefit-in-kind (BiK) rate for electric cars rises from 2% to 3%, which sounds small until you realise it means a 50% increase in your tax bill. The question everyone’s asking: should you rush into … Read more
From 1 June 2026, electric vehicle owners will start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, often called road tax or car tax) for the first time in the UK. If you own or are considering an EV, here’s exactly what you’ll pay and how it compares to petrol and diesel equivalents. The New Rates: Three Categories … Read more
Plug and Charge sounds like science fiction: you arrive at a compatible charger, plug in your EV, and it automatically authenticates your account and starts charging. No app to open, no RFID card to tap, no contactless payment. The car and charger simply talk to each other using a protocol called ISO 15118, which lets … Read more