The Best EV Accessories for Winter 2025/26 (That Actually Make a Difference)
Winter in Britain is a beautiful thing — crisp mornings, festive evenings and that unmistakable Boxing Day chill that seems to cut straight to the bones. But for EV drivers, winter is also when the right accessories can transform your entire driving experience. Reduced range, cold batteries, foggy windscreens and surprise weather changes all make […]
How to Plan the Perfect Boxing Day EV Trip Without Running into Queues or Flat Batteries
Boxing Day is one of the busiest travel days of the year in the UK. Whether you are visiting family, driving home from Christmas celebrations or heading out for the Boxing Day sales, the roads become a lively mix of shoppers, football fans, bargain hunters and full-stomach travellers. And for EV drivers, the combination of […]
Range Anxiety Psychology & EV Driving Confidence
Every EV driver has felt it at least once — that subtle tightening in the chest when the range number drops faster than expected, or the moment you glance at the battery gauge and wonder “Will I make it?”. It does not matter whether your car has 120 miles left or 20; range anxiety is […]
EV Driving Myths That Still Won’t Die in 2025 — And the Truth Behind Them
Electric vehicles have come a long way in the UK, yet some myths cling on with the determination of a heated debate at a Christmas dinner table. Even in 2025, EV drivers still hear the same recycled lines — “they’re useless in winter”, “batteries don’t last”, “you’ll be waiting hours to charge”, “they can’t do […]
Driving Home for Christmas? The UK’s Best (and Worst) Motorway Charging Hubs
Driving home for Christmas should feel joyful, not like a tactical mission involving queues, cold batteries and guesswork at motorway services. Yet for thousands of EV drivers heading across the UK between 15 and 24 December, the annual festive getaway often delivers the busiest charging week of the year. Availability drops, demand spikes and the […]
The British Guide to EV Cabin Warmth: Staying Toasty Without Losing Range
The moment you climb into an EV on a frosty December morning, one question begins to matter more than anything else: how do I warm the cabin without watching my range fall faster than snow in the Brecon Beacons? Unlike petrol and diesel cars that heat the cabin using waste engine heat, EVs generate warmth […]
The UK’s Quietest EV Charging Spots: Hidden Gems for Stress-Free Holiday Travel
Every EV driver knows the feeling: you pull into a motorway service area, ready for a quick top-up, only to find a queue long enough to audition for Britain’s Got Talent. Christmas travel makes this even more stressful, with tens of thousands of drivers taking to the roads in the ten days before and after […]
The Science of Cold Weather: How Batteries Behave Below 5°C (Explained Simply)
Every British EV driver has experienced the same December moment: you unplug the car on a frosty morning, climb in, turn on the heating and suddenly your perfectly healthy range estimate seems to melt away faster than a snowman in a heatwave. It raises the question: what exactly happens to EV batteries when temperatures dip […]
The Great British EV Christmas Road Trip Survival Guide
The great British Christmas getaway is a national tradition. Every December, millions of us load up the car, debate the best route, hunt for the missing charger cable and inevitably hit a queue somewhere between the M1 and a service station selling hot chocolate for far too much money. But driving an electric vehicle adds […]
2026 Predictions: Will Public Charging Prices Finally Drop?
If you are an EV driver in the UK, you have probably asked the same question many times this year: “When will public charging prices finally come down?” With energy markets stabilising after a turbulent period, more ultra-rapid chargers appearing across the country and new regulations on the horizon, 2026 could be the year the […]
