Electric Car Site - Electric Cars in the UK
Welcome to the site with all the information you need on Electric Cars available in the UK. We think electric cars are the future and this site's sole aim is to help make the transition to electric vehicles as painless as possible - we'll try to give you all the information you need in order to make an informed decision about what sort of electric car is right for you.
We aim to keep you up-to-date with what electric cars are available in the UK, what the pros and cons of owning and running an electric car are, the financial costs, how and where you can charge them, etc. Essentially, if you're interested in electric cars or electric vehicles as an alternative to petrol or diesel transport, then you've come to the right place! We even have an up-to-date industry news blog which you can subscribe to.
Electric Cars - UK Availability
Currently the UK (and in fact, global) electric car market is really still in its infancy... however, this is rapidly changing. New government incentives and programmes linking in with greater consumer desire to start being greener and importantly looking for alternatives to the increasing expense of buying conventional oil-based fuels, the electric car market is set to grow rapidly over the coming few years.
Pretty much all major car manufacturers have now either produced a 'greener' car or are planning a new model's release over the next couple of years. The green remit covers a range of technolgies and fuels, including electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. To keep things focussed however this site specifically looks at just electric cars and only those available now or soon to be released in the UK (ok, so we might have a little about electric vans or mopeds too).
View all the electric cars available now (or soon to be) in the UK here.
The Pros and Cons of Electric Cars
There are a range of pros and cons to buying an electric car. Electric cars are better for the environment than conventional vehicles.
Electric cars have the potential to be completely emission free and sustainable - if we all switched to electrical transport tomorrow (assuming the technology and infrastructure was ready) we could cut global emissions by 20%.
If an electric car's batteries are re-charged from a renewable power source and the car is made in a sustainable way with recycled materials, then the electric car is a sustainable form of transport - a statement you can never make about any oil derived engine.
However, your current choice of electric car is limited in the UK and some of the designs are well, not overly easy on the eye!! Prices are also currently quite high.
Charging points and the associated charging schemes are concentrated in the big cities (in particular London), car performance is not great compared to traditional vehicles with top speeds and ranges being quite a bit lower. The electric car is for the moment, a city option although much of this should change as economies of scale start to kick in and electric car technologies get more and more mature.
Read more about the pros and cons of electric cars.
Electric Car Technology
Well, at the simplest level, the technology behind electric cars is pretty straight-forward: instead of running on petrol or diesel, the car runs on a rechargable electric battery that you can plug in either at home or at a electric car elektrobay recharging point (the equivalent of a petrol filling station but for electricity).
See the information we have gathered on electric car charging points in the UK and the electric car charging schemes which are springing up to manage access to theses networks of charging points.
Everything Electric Cars
The rest of this site is simply dedicated to everything you might want to know if you are thinking of buying and running an electric car in the UK.
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From the technology and costs to a handy car comparison table, list of manufacturers, the latest industry news and of course, a forum where you can add your views and ask questions. We hope you find this site useful and it answers your electric car questions.
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