by Karl Dyson | Apr 19, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
What Is a Heat Pump? A heat pump does not create heat — it moves it. It sounds like a small difference but in practice, it changes everything about how your EV handles the cold. Where a resistive heater works like a toaster or fan heater, converting electricity to...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 15, 2026 | Car reviews
The VW Lupo 3L is one of the finest examples of fuel efficiency first. Built from 1999 to 2005, it was the world’s first production car to officially achieve 3 litres per 100 kilometres — that’s 94.2mpg UK — without a battery, without a motor, and without...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 14, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
If you’re driving an electric car and you’re not on a smart EV tariff, there’s a very good chance you’re not getting the best deal for your electricity (EV fuel). We’re not talking about a fiver here and there either — we’re talking...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 3, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
Everyone who drives an EV will have had the conversation. Someone asks what it’s like, you tell them it’s great, they ask how much it costs to run, and you say something vague like “hardly anything compared to petrol.” Which is true. But...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 3, 2026 | Fuel Prices
There’s a car next to me at the lights. Nothing fancy — just your average family motor, probably doing around 30mpg, driver probably not thinking too hard about what it’s costing them per mile. At today’s petrol prices, that’s 23.6p every time...
