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Everything worth knowing before you choose your next car, without the sales pitch.

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Start with the decision guide Β· 8 min

Not an argument for electric cars. A way to work out if one suits you.

Most EV coverage is either sales copy or backlash. We publish neither. These pieces set out what an electric car costs, what it demands of your week, what happens to the battery, and where the environmental case is strong or genuinely weak.

Including the cases where the answer is a hybrid, a used petrol car, or keeping the one you already own.

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Four pieces, in order. About forty minutes end to end.

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Work out if an EV fits your life

The three questions that decide it, and the honest cases against.

14 min
02

Understand the real cost

Purchase price is the least useful number. Here is what ownership actually costs.

11 min
03

Solve charging before you buy

Where you charge changes the economics more than which car you pick.

9 min
04

Learn what to check when buying used

Battery state of health, warranty transfer, and charging history.

8 min
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The basics

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Batteries and charging

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Buying one and costs

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Impact

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