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 | Jul 19, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
A video landed in youtube subscriptions today that I could not look away from. Cleetus McFarland and the crew flew to Miami, walked into a Dodge dealership, and bought a brand new Dodge Charger Daytona EV Scat Pack for 50% off the sticker price. The car had been...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 5, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
There are cars you look at and think “that’s nice.” And there are cars that make you feel seventeen again, standing in a McDonalds car park on a Friday night with nowhere better to be. The Vauxhall Corsa GSE is firmly in the second category for me. A...
by Karl Dyson | Jun 29, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
It is a question I get asked a lot, and it is one I have lived through personally. For years I ran a BMW M140i, spending around £70 a week on fuel and carrying a £200 a month bank loan on top of it. Expensive servicing. No warranty. Permanently waiting for something...
by Karl Dyson | May 25, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
When I got my Volvo EX30, it came fitted with Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV tyres. The BYD Atto 2 I have been testing runs on Hankook iON GT SUVs. Both are specifically engineered for electric vehicles. Tyre choice on an EV is not a detail. It is one of the most...
by Karl Dyson | May 18, 2026 | EV Electric Cars
If you’ve recently switched to an electric car, or you’re thinking about it, regenerative braking is one of those things that sounds more complicated than it is. Once you understand what’s actually happening, it changes how you drive in a way that...
