Homebuilding & Renovating

CHARGING INTO THE FUTURE

It seems that electric vehicles (EVs), from small city cars to luxury SUVs, are here to stay and the government intends that we all switch within the next few years. The 2018 Road to Zero report set out the strategy to end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, along with some measures to help us get there. The government has since said that they will bring forward the ban on new petrol and diesel vehicle sales to 2035, possibly even 2030; the ban will also include hybrid vehicles.

When it comes to EVs you have a number of options: either a pure EV, which only has an electric

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