It’s grin up north

FINAL RECKONING

CHARGING is the biggest hurdle to switching to an electric car, I reckon. So just after the VW ID.7 Pro S arrived, I began looking for a homecharger for my new house, plumping for an Ohme ePod. At £94

Oxford’s zero-emissions zone is 80 miles away, matching the plug-in Merc’s claimed range. Game on.

Not too long ago, the thought of coupling an all-electric car and a caravan was met with derision. Then, a few years ago, we started to see a handful of viable electric towcars come onto the market. N

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar

WHEN it was first launched, the Volkswagen ID.3 was tasked with attracting buyers to electrification, with the hope it might have the same sort of appeal as its classic Beetle and Golf models. Things