Plug and Charge is exactly what it sounds like: you arrive at a compatible charger, plug in your car, and charging starts automatically. No app to open, no RFID card to tap, no payment screen to navigate while you’re standing in the rain at a motorway service station. The car and charger recognise each other, … Read more
From April 2025, battery electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), the tax most people still call road tax. If you own an EV or you’re in the middle of deciding whether to lease or buy one, here’s exactly what you’ll pay and when. The basic numbers: what you’ll actually … Read more
Bidirectional charging, also known as vehicle-to-home (V2H) or vehicle-to-grid (V2G), lets your EV work as a giant home battery. Instead of just taking power from the grid, your car can send electricity back to run your house during peak price periods or power outages. After years of being ‘just around the corner’, it’s finally practical … Read more
The benefit in kind (BIK) rate for electric company cars is set to rise from 2% to 3% in April 2027. If you’re considering an EV salary sacrifice scheme, that leaves you with a question: sign up now to lock in the lower rate, or wait eight months for potentially better lease deals and newer … Read more
If you’ve been charged vehicle excise duty (VED, often called road tax) on an electric car that should be exempt, you’re not alone. Since the VED changes came into effect in April 2025, we’ve heard from dozens of readers who’ve been incorrectly billed, despite their EVs being registered before the cut-off date that should have … Read more
Plug and charge is the EV equivalent of contactless payments: you simply plug in your car, the charger recognises it, and charging starts automatically. No apps, no RFID cards, no tapping screens in the rain. The charger and your car have a quick encrypted conversation, verify your payment details, and you’re charging within seconds. It … Read more
If you’ve just received a brown envelope from the DVLA demanding money for your electric car, you’re not imagining things. The first wave of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, commonly called road tax) bills for EVs registered between April 2017 and March 2025 started arriving in early 2026, and many owners are opening them with a … Read more
You arrive at a charging station, plug in your car, and walk away. No app to open, no RFID card to tap, no fumbling with your phone in the rain. That’s the promise of Plug and Charge, a technology that’s supposed to make public charging as simple as filling up with petrol. The reality? It … Read more
From April 2025, electric vehicles registered from that date will start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), commonly known as road tax, for the first time. The rates kick in properly from April 2026, and they’re not trivial. If you’re considering an EV, here’s exactly what you’ll pay and how it compares to petrol and diesel … Read more
Plug and Charge is one of those EV features that sounds brilliant on paper. You arrive at a charger, plug in, and everything else happens automatically. No apps, no RFID cards, no standing in the rain trying to get your phone’s NFC to work. The charger recognises your car, starts the session, and bills you … Read more