EV features

Top tips for anyone new to driving an electric car

Updated: February 7, 2022

As we entered 2022, around 750,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles were skimming quietly over UK roads. What’s more, over 40% of them were only purchased last year. That’s a lot of new electric cars – and a lot of new...

Five things you might not know about Zap-Map: Part 3

Updated: February 1, 2022

Welcome to ‘Five more things you might not know about Zap-Map’. This is the third part of a series of articles we’ve created in order to highlight some of the lesser-known (but just as useful) features of the app. We hope you’re finding...

Top 10 cheapest EVs

Updated: January 19, 2022

One of the most commonly quoted reasons for not running an electric vehicle (EV) is that they cost too much. While that may be the case for some car buyers, many more drivers can access a new electric car than you might think....

UK charging infrastructure in 2021: A year in review

Updated: December 30, 2021

It is understatement to say that a lot happened in 2021. More specifically, over the course of the year, a lot of things changed for electric vehicles (EV) and the charging infrastructure that supports them. Across the UK, vehicles were purchased, announcements...

The electric car market in 2022

Updated: January 6, 2022

The world may have struggled in general in 2021, but not the UK electric car market. It’s gone from strength to strength, and we’re still towards the bottom of a very steep upward curve. It means that 2022 looks set to be...

Top 10 electric cars due in 2022

Updated: January 10, 2022

The way 2022 is shaping up, it looks set to be a bumper year for electric cars. Low-cost or luxurious, mainstream or niche, the electric vehicles (EVs) already announced for the coming 12 months look set to get pulses racing. And that’s...

Top 10 Electric Cars 2022

Updated: January 12, 2022

Electric car sales are soaring, and it’s easy to see why. A combination of low running costs, excellent performance, and easy driving style – plus government legislation – means that electric vehicles (EVs) are tempting ever increasing numbers of buyers. There are...

What’s coming for electric vehicle charging in 2022?

Updated: January 5, 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the UK will hit 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging devices. It’s only been a few months since we passed the 25,000 mark, but rapid growth in charging infrastructure across the country has been a characteristic of...

Best electric vans 2022

Updated: January 7, 2022

Electric vans have rapidly changed, evolving from niche products for most businesses to core vehicles. Numbers are constantly on the rise, and the attributes of e-LCVs ideally suit urban deliveries, for example. Add in low running costs and tax incentives, and many...

Top 10 practical EVs

Updated: January 11, 2022

As electric cars become increasingly mainstream, the number of practical electric vehicles (EVs) available continues to grow. Only a year or so ago, there were precious few large and spacious models available, but that certainly isn’t the case any more. Here we...

Revealed: UK electric vehicle charge point networks ranked

Updated: February 3, 2022

New Zap-Map survey identifies the most and least popular electric vehicle charging networks as rated by EV drivers Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) mapping service, has today released its annual public charging network satisfaction rankings. The league table, now in its 4th year, comes from Zap-Map’s...

Five Zap-Map features you may not know: Part 2

Updated: December 3, 2021

Welcome to ‘Five Zap-Map features you may not know’. This is the second of a series of articles we’re putting together to highlight some of the lesser-known features on the Zap-Map app – we hope you find them useful. We’re creating these articles because our...