Guilty as charged: are charging rates an industry myth?

CHARGING is probably the most contentious aspect of electric motoring. When you hook up your EV to an ultra-rapid and powerful DC charger, why doesn’t it consistently hit the peak rate advertised? And

The cars, bikes, scooters and battery-powered transport that is reinventing the need for speed

ANOTHER torrential summer rainstorm sweeps across the motorway, making the BYD Dolphin Surf’s wipers swipe from side to side like a feverish Tinder user. The back one would be doing the same but, anno

THIS is a bit of a public service announcement (or ruining a well kept secret for those in the know). EV drivers: Use Tesla chargers! And not just Tesla owners, but anyone needing to top up on the go.

PERFORMANCE: This is the manufacturer’s claimed acceleration time for a car, and is measured from 0-60mph or 0-62mph (0-100km/h), in seconds. ECONOMY/EMISSIONS/RANGE: Combined WLTP economy in miles pe

WHY WE RAN IT To find out if an approved used car is the best route into Tesla ownership I will admit to having had reservations about Tesla, and in particular the company’s owner, so it was hard not