From 1 April 2025, electric vehicles registered on or after that date will pay £195 per year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax). It’s the end of the free ride that made EVs particularly attractive for anyone trying to do the maths on total ownership costs. But the actual impact depends entirely on … Read more
My Enyaq’s manufacturer warranty expires in six months, and I’ll be honest, I’ve been losing sleep over it. Not because I think the car’s about to fall apart, but because I genuinely didn’t know what I’d be facing. So I did what any writer with a deadline would do: I found a dozen EV owners … Read more
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology lets your EV send power back to your home or the grid, turning your car into a massive battery that can cut your energy bills or even earn you money. It sounds brilliant, and after years of trials and hype, you can finally buy V2G chargers for home use in the UK. … Read more
If you bought an electric car before April 2025, you’ve never paid Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax). That exemption ended on 1 April 2025, and from April 2026 onwards, you’ll be paying the same rates as everyone else. Here’s exactly what you’ll owe, how the system works, and where most people trip up … Read more
You’ve pulled into a rapid charger on a crisp spring morning, plugged in your EV, and watched the charging speed crawl along at half what you expected. Come back to the same charger on a sunny afternoon and suddenly you’re hitting advertised speeds. What’s going on? The answer is temperature. Your EV’s battery has a … Read more
The used EV market has transformed over the past year. Thanks to the company car tax incentive that made EVs practically free for fleet drivers, thousands of two and three year old electric cars are now flooding forecourts. I’ve seen everything from Volkswagen ID.3s to Polestar 2s with 30,000 miles on the clock going for … Read more
If you’re on Octopus Intelligent Go or thinking about switching to a smart EV tariff, you’ve probably heard rumblings about something called Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS). It sounds boring, but it matters. From late 2026, this change could affect how much you pay to charge your car overnight, and whether those brilliant 7p per kWh … Read more
Electric vehicles registered from 1 April 2025 onwards will pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, also known as road tax) for the first time. If you bought your EV before that date, nothing changes. You still pay nothing. But if you’re buying new from April onwards, here’s what you’ll actually be writing cheques for. The Basic … Read more
I looked at a 2019 Nissan Leaf last month. Lovely car, full service history, one owner, sensible miles. Battery health showing 84%. The seller had knocked two grand off the asking price because, in his words, “the battery’s getting tired.” I see this all the time, and it’s costing people money based on a misunderstanding … Read more
If you’re considering an electric car through a salary sacrifice scheme, you’ve probably heard about the 2027 tax changes. Benefit in Kind (BIK) rates for electric vehicles are going up from 2% to 3% in April 2027, then to 4% and 5% in the following years. The question I’m getting asked constantly is: should you … Read more