Consumer

Vehicle-to-grid charging: could your electric car pay the bills?

EV owners can now charge their cars when energy costs less and then sell back what they don't use

22 June 2022
Vehicle-to-grid charging: could your electric car pay the bills?
Fuel save feature Dacia Sandero
We saw our MPG figure climb dramatically when we listened to Drivesafe tips (Photography - Jordan Butters)
Consumer

Beat the fuel crisis: easy driving tips to save 25% in fuel costs

Record petrol and diesel prices are punishing us all, so we went back to driving school to learn some efficiency tips

16 June 2022
Beat the fuel crisis: easy driving tips to save 25% in fuel costs
Fiat 500 electric parked from rear
Fiat 500 was one of 24 cars that still qualified for PiCG before it was axed
Consumer

Plug-in Car Grant: what axe means for car buyers and manufacturers

Government has scrapped financial incentives for electric cars, which could change EV buying habits

14 June 2022
Plug-in Car Grant: what axe means for car buyers and manufacturers
Mini Electric vs Mazda MX 30 side profiles
PiCG most recently applied to sub-£32k EVs like the Mini Electric and Mazda MX-30
Consumer

UK government axes plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Buyers will no longer be able to claim £1500 off the price of sub-£32,000 electric cars

14 June 2022
UK government axes plug-in car grant with immediate effect
Consumer

Dacia Sandero and Duster Bi-Fuel off sale amid LPG crisis

Romanian car maker halts sales of the only new LPG-equipped cars on the UK market

14 June 2022
Dacia Sandero and Duster Bi-Fuel off sale amid LPG crisis
Consumer

Price of diesel hits £2 per litre for first time

Rise sparks AA to call on the government to cut VAT by 10p

9 June 2022
Price of diesel hits £2 per litre for first time
Consumer

Ford plans to cut Focus production from August

American car giant to make decision on future of Saarlouis factory in Germany

6 June 2022
Ford plans to cut Focus production from August
Consumer

Mercedes-Benz B-Class PHEV dropped in range cut

Just two variants of the compact MPV remain on sale ahead of its facelift later this year

6 June 2022
Mercedes-Benz B-Class PHEV dropped in range cut
mercedes benz m class dynamic front
Mercedes-Benz ML is among the three models named in the recall notice
Consumer

Mercedes-Benz recalls one million SUV models over braking fault

Owners of certain R-Class, ML and GL models are advised not to drive until their car is inspected

6 June 2022
Mercedes-Benz recalls one million SUV models over braking fault
Consumer

Petrol prices surge more than 10p per litre in a month

May's rise was the second highest on record and an average tank of diesel is now more than £100

2 June 2022
Petrol prices surge more than 10p per litre in a month

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