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Petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric – which is the cheapest to own?

While the latest battery technology has eased the range anxiety that has always been a concern for most potential electric car buyers, the ability to get to or find a charging point can still be a ... read more

Electric vs hybrid vs ICE: which car engine choice is right for you?

Petrol, diesel ... Electric range is usually only one or two miles, and ensuring the car stays in EV mode can require a deft right foot. The motor’s batteries are charged up by a combination of the ... read more

Electric cars EXPLAINED What’s the difference between a hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV?

As the dust settles on the Government's announcement that sales of diesel and petrol ... What is a Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid? A hybrid car is a vehicle that uses a powertrain which combines petrol and ... read more

Will the Government continue subsidising hybrids?

Electric ... petrol or diesel power by lowering running costs and rolling out more on-street and residential charging for people without driveways.” Meanwhile, BMW has chimed in with research of its ... read more

Electric cars already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel – study

Photograph: Cyril Zingaro/EPA Electric cars are already cheaper to own ... diesel cars in 2015, the latest year analysed. Hybrid cars which cannot be plugged in and attract lower subsidies, were ... read more

Electrified cars are coming: The A-Z of the new or revised models on the way

Of course, while electrified volumes are growing apace, they remain well behind the non-electrified, conventional models powered by diesel ... hybrid version also coming down the track. In early 2020 ... read more

The new BMW X1 will be available as a plug-in hybrid

Putting visuals aside, the big news surrounding this mid-life update is the introduction of a new plug-in hybrid ... electric power alone and a claimed 141mpg too. The rest of the range will be made ... read more

Review: Peugeot 508SW GT Line 180

two of petrol and at the end of the year a petrol hybrid with plug-in electric battery charging – aka a PHEV. The diesel offerings suggest that Peugeot has faith in the fuel. On its own figures – ... read more

Merc’s updated GLC keeps one eye on the past and one on the future

No speed limit; you’re at your own ... diesel engines, and the adoption of a base two-wheel drive model, prices will start at €48,000. It’s not very zeitgeisty, though, is it? Well, if you’ve tired of ... read more

California Looks to Electrification of All Transport to Cut Emissions to Zero

Ships docking in California’s ports frequently forgo using diesel generators to operate and instead plug into shore ... Currently only a handful of electric or hybrid heavy-duty truck options ... read more

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

There are many hybrids on the market, but none of them can match the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. The world's first diesel plug ... turbodiesel and electric motor puts the car firmly within the same ... read more

Petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric – which is the cheapest to own?

There’s a lot of talk these days about how switching to a hybrid vehicle can reduce running costs and how you’ll never have to visit a fuel station again if you go electric. The Government has joined ... read more