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Our wonderful 3.5 year old EV suddenly wouldn’t move and was towed to the local main dealer. 12 weeks later we have been told that it needs a new traction battery which will have to come from Italy, no...
I am currently driving a 2017 Peugeot 2008 which is certainly big enough for our needs but it’s time to change and time to look at EVs. I’d like a range that comfortably covers the 165 mile journey to...
Is there an emergency EV battery that can be connected if you run out of battery? The equivalent to a spare petrol can.
I have seen adverts for kits from China that increase battery capacity of BEVs. Are these modifications legal and do they have to be declared to insurance? I have also seen videos where Tesla batteries...
We are looking at a new Lexus UX300e which has a CHAdeMO connector. We will be charging it almost exclusively at home, but if we do need to charge it publicly we are concerned about the future availability...
Is there a self charging electric car using dynamos? Electric motors could drive the car from a battery to the front wheels, while the dynamos on the rear wheels charg up the battery. If conflict occurs...
I have just purchased a Citroen e-C3 EV Max. Twice a year I go away for a month and leave my car at the airport after a month but would the EV battery have drained too much to restart. I had a 73 plate...
I would like to purchase an EV but I am unable to have a home charging point installed for a while yet. Will it damage the battery if I charge the car via a 2.3kw 3-pin domestic socket, the extra time...
My wife and I are looking at purchasing an EV for the first time to replace our 2017 BMW X1. After reading your helpful EV guide we seek recommendations for a shortlist of 3 or 4 vehicles/models to consider....
I have just bought a house and I knew that the garage was rather narrow. I have an MG4 but I am unable to get out of my car when it is parked in the garage. What is the narrowest EV that I can buy?
 

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