Let’s start with the bad news: electric cars are no longer exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED – better known as road tax). From April 2025, the UK Government decided to, in its words: ‘equalise the ...

Every new electric car is supplied with a cable – sometimes referred to as a ‘ granny cable ‘ – that is designed for a domestic plug socket. So the short answer to this question is yes – you can ...

The short answer to our title question is ‘yes’ – you can jump-start an electric car. However, the chances of you ever needing to do so are slim. Many people don’t realise that the vast majority of ...