The use of hybrids and electric vehicles is not for everyone due to the expense and practicality of switching to battery power, not everyone wants to or is able to do so. Regardless of whether you’re a die-hard petrolhead or just drive a car to travel from A to B, there are several methods to make your vehicle more environmentally friendly and that is what we will discuss within this article.

Monitor your Tyre Pressure

To put it another way, under-inflated tyres are less efficient than inflated tyres, which means that your engine must work more to move your vehicle. Maintaining proper tyre pressure, which results in your vehicle burning more gasoline, is one of the most straightforward things you can do to improve your fuel economy.…

They’ve come a long way in the last 10 years and they’ll be going even further in the next thanks to ever increasing battery reliability and range.

But jokes and puns aside, these beautiful, green vehicles are as quiet as they are comfortable and even the low end models tend to offer exciting performance thanks to the inherently responsive nature of the electric motor.

Further to this, the relatively compact nature of said motor when compared to a combustion engine leaves plenty of extra room to be incorporated into cabin space, meaning even the small models are surprisingly roomy.

Team all of the above with features and specification that would generally be reserved for higher end marques and it’s no surprise to hear that electrical vehicle uptake is on the rise in certain markets.

If you’re yet to experience the magic of driving without gears and pulling away in near complete silence, then we suggest you book yourself a test drive in something that fits your budget. If you remain unconvinced, see how you feel once you reach the bottom of this page where we cover two important topics, Charging and Apps!…

When electric cars were first introduced to the consumer market, we all know that at some point in the future that they would be the future of the automatic industry and would replace all fuel-alternative cars at some point. Although, when they first hit the market, there were many limitations to the EV market which ensured that they weren’t successful as they were first predicted to be, however as technology has developed and rapidly evolved, the EV market has been able to as well, so the benefits for owning an electric car now are far greater than that of a fuel alternative.

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