“a big battery means fewer stops”

YOU WANT TO FEEL virtuous, right? To join the electric bandwagon and feel like you’re doing the right thing for our planet, but… and the ‘but’ in this case is that dreaded word ‘range’. It’s less worr

List price £26,995 Best price £24,195 Range 253 miles Battery size 52kWh For Attractive pricing; smart and well-equipped interior; fine ride and handling balance; slick infotainment Against Rear leg r

YOU might think 60mph on the motorway is a recipe for EV efficiency. And when I charged Kia’s EV9 GT-Line AWD to 100 per cent in the early morning gloom, the trip computer displayed a reassuring 287 m

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

Both of our road test subjects this week are plug-in hybrids. According to the official WLTP figures, one does 256.8mpg, the other 282.0mpg. A Volkswagen Passat eHybrid even boasts 731mpg. There is so

A lot happened in 2010: a volcano erupted; Apple launched the first iPad; Lady Gaga wore a meat dress. It was all going on. I had a few memorable moments myself, even if I didn’t wear any bacon, get s