by Karl Dyson | Aug 12, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
Every night the Atto 2 sits on my drive charging for less than the price of a bag of crisps. That is not a turn of phrase, I have checked. A full overnight charge on Octopus Intelligent costs me less than 90p most nights, and that gives me a car that costs 0.91p per...
by Karl Dyson | Aug 11, 2026 | fleet drivers
You probably remember the days when most fleet drivers thought of journey data as something that only mattered to managers sitting at office desks. It was simply part of the background. Drivers focused on getting from one destination to the next, while route histories...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 31, 2026 | UK car round up
The June SMMT figures landed this month and they are worth talking about, not because everything is rosy, but because the picture is genuinely complicated. The market is growing, EVs are taking record shares, a Chinese brand you probably had not heard of two years ago...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 31, 2026 | Volvo EX30
The Volvo EX30 battery recall was announced in December 2025. It is now July 2026. And we have just been made aware of an EX30 owner who has been given a battery module replacement appointment for June 2027. Yes. You read that right. Eighteen months after the...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 28, 2026 | Selling your car
Owning a car involves more than paying its purchase price. Fuel, insurance, servicing, repairs, road tax and depreciation all contribute to the total cost of ownership. Some expenses remain predictable, while others may gradually increase as the vehicle gets older. A...
