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Buying a second-hand electric car seems to be tricky. How do you know how long the battery will last? What other things would need looking at?
Is it too early to buy an EV? Or better to wait a while for prices (hopefully) to come down and any initial problems to be ironed out?
My most recent purchase was a three-year-old Skoda which cost just under £7000. I'd love to replace it at some point with an EV but I don't see how the same sort of second-hand price bracket could exist....
I cover about 7000 miles per year. Can you suggest a hybrid or all-electric replacement for my MINI One?
It doesn't appear that Toyota offers an EV. Why not?
I am thinking of replacing our ageing petrol runabout with a used EV of similar size. I notice a number of Renault Zoe models and similar with under 50k miles on offer for around £7-8k, mostly with a hire...
I have a 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna and cannot find a dog guard for it anywhere - neither can my main dealer garage. He told me to look online, but I have no joy. I want a well-fitting dog guard to safely...
I currently have a Ford Ka+ and am very happy with it but worry about owning a petrol car into the future. I don't drive to work so like to keep the car in the garage in the week so it needs to be quite...
What is the life span now for petrol cars? With electric cars coming in the research I have done says 2040 petrol cars will be phased out. If you own a petrol car by this date will you still be able to...
I'm thinking of buying an electric car but I drive a lot in France. What is the situation with charging points and fees please?
 

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