Broadly speaking, the driving techniques that deliver the best economy in petrol and diesel cars also work for EVs. Anticipating the traffic ahead, avoiding harsh acceleration and braking and preserving momentum will all help to increase the driving range in an electric car.

The key difference however is that with an electric vehicle you can actually add range back into the vehicle by using regenerative braking rather than the vehicle's normal brakes. For most EVs this means applying the brakes as gently as possible - normally there is an available display mode in the instrument panel that indicates when charge is being sent to the battery, so the longer you can keep it in this state, the more range you will add. You can also reduce the drain on the battery by reducing the amount of electrical systems you use in the vehicle, in particular things like climate control, heated seats and so on. Many electric cars have an eco mode where these systems are set to their minimum operating level to maximise the available range.