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The Tesla Model S Plaid Tyre and Brake Bills That Ambush New Owners
Here is the figure that should give every prospective Model S Plaid owner pause: the front tyres on a UK…
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Salary-sacrifice EVs, used premium EVs, charging and the running-cost math that British buyers need but the schemes’ sales pages tend to skip. Coverage compares Octopus EV, Loveelectric, Tusker, ElectriX and other UK providers; works through BiK, P11D and net-monthly cost for higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers; and reviews specific cars on salary sacrifice for their suitability to a UK driver. Includes year-by-year reliability and depreciation notes for used EVs (Tesla, Polestar, Genesis, Mercedes EQ, BMW i, Porsche, Range Rover Electric) and the charging-network reality on UK long trips.
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Only 3.9% of UK Rapid Chargers Meet the New 99% Uptime Law – and the Reckoning Lands This January
Ninety-six in every hundred. That is roughly how many UK rapid-charging networks are not hitting the reliability standard the law…
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The £37,000–£50,000 EV dead zone: too dear for the grant, cheap enough to dodge the luxury tax
There is a narrow band of electric car — roughly £37,000 to £50,000 — where two government policies cancel each…
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Why a £49,995 EV costs £2,200 less to tax than one at £50,005
Spend an extra tenner on a new electric car — £50,005 instead of £49,995 — and HMRC will hand you…
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Volvo EX90 2026 update: 350kW charging, new safety tech and why the entry car wins on company-car tax
Add 155 miles in ten minutes plugged into a public rapid charger - that is the headline Volvo handed the…
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MINI Countryman E: the £29,255 price and the company-car case for 2026
£29,255. That is what a MINI Countryman Electric actually costs to buy from this March, once the Government's revived £3,750…
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Vauxhall Grandland Electric 2026: the sub-£40k SUV built for fleets
Under £40,000 is the only number that matters on a fleet spreadsheet right now, and the Vauxhall Grandland Electric has…
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EV Tyres in 2026: Why They Wear Faster and What They Really Cost UK Drivers
Here is the number that should make every EV driver check their tread depth this weekend: a set of tyres…
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Motability at the Premium End: The High-Spec EVs That Now Qualify for Little or Nothing Up Front
A Mini Countryman E with nothing to pay up front. That is where the Motability scheme sits at the top…
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Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV Reaches British Buyers: Order Spec, First-Class Rear Seats and the £200,870 Question
Two hundred thousand, eight hundred and seventy pounds. That is where the order book for the Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV…
