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SWITCHED ON

Thousands of drivers have already made the sustainable switch to electric. The latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that one in three new cars registered in the UK in April 2023 were electrified.

The fact of the matter is that sales of electric cars and hybrids have been growing exponentially for quite some time. But EVs, as they’re known, have been grabbing the headlines more and more over the past year due to higher fuel prices, the cost-of-living crisis, and pictures of queues of electric cars at charging stations circulating on social media. Electric cars, it would seem, are a noise that isn’t going away.

Ironically, it’s that lack of noise that’s a major turn-on for EV owners. Combine that with efficient home charging options, lower running and maintenance costs (in some cases), and relaxing driving dynamics and it’s easy to see why most owners never look back once they’ve made the switch.

That said, values

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