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First drive of Mahindra e2o

Published: June 22, 2016 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

Last week we visited Mahindra’s UK HQ to get behind the wheel of the e2o. The tiny city car – boasting a tight turning circle, big car connected features, and a clever ‘Revive’ feature – was driven around typical London traffic on...

EV rapid charger guide

Published: May 18, 2016 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

One of the most important considerations when looking at buying a plug-in car is charging time. For some drivers, their model needs to be capable of being rapid charged, which in most cases allows a top-up to around 80 per cent of...

Wide motorway charge-point coverage for EV drivers

Published: February 12, 2016 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

According to latest figures compiled by the RAC Foundation, almost three quarters of motorway service stations in England now have charging points, with 70 locations offering a crucial service to drivers of electric vehicles (EVs). This equates to 72 per cent of...

Nissan Leaf 30kWh UK launch

Published: January 27, 2016 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

Zap-Map was invited along to the UK launch of the Nissan Leaf 30kWh at Silverstone yesterday (Tuesday 26th January), giving us another chance at an early test for the new longer-range model. With around 12,000 UK sales, the current Leaf is the...

Kia Soul EV on test

Published: November 18, 2015 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

Wednesday 18th November One of the most difficult things to judge when testing a car is what it’s like to live with day-to-day. We at Zap-Map have a Kia Soul EV for the best part of three weeks to get a good...

Top 10 winter driving tips

Published: November 2, 2015 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

With autumn definitely upon us and winter just around the corner, motorists are encouraged to prepare their vehicles for winter driving to keep them safe. Here are Zap-Map’s tips to make winter as hassle free as possible for drivers of plug-in cars....

New Nissan LEAF 30kWh impresses on first look

Published: October 22, 2015 Author: Edward Wirgman

Last week we had the chance to drive the new Nissan LEAF. Making the most of a varied route in the south of France, taking in the congested cities of Nice and Monaco, a climb up the Col de Turini in the...

Plug-in sales hit second highest ever total

Published: October 7, 2015 Author: Chris Lilly (Zap-Map)

Monthly sales of new plug-in cars reached their second highest point ever, with 3,912 registrations in September 2015. This figure is only topped by the 6,100 registrations made during March earlier this year, and brings the total number of plug-in cars registered...

VW diesel scandal potentially good news for electric vehicle market

Published: September 23, 2015 Author: Edward Wirgman

It’s all over the news, Volkswagen has well and truly “screwed up” being found guilty by the Environmental Protection Agency of rigging emissions testing. The world’s second largest car maker has admitted that 11 million vehicles have been fitted with software designed...

The electric epidemic at Frankfurt Motorshow 2015

Published: September 21, 2015 Author: Edward Wirgman

Frankfurt Motor Show is happening right now and there is plenty of new electric talent on show. Here are some of the stand outs: 1. Porsche Mission E concept Perhaps the “star of the show”, The Mission E certainly impresses. With a...

Opinion: Is reliability being sacrificed at the hands of free EV charging?

Published: August 27, 2015 Author: Edward Wirgman

One of the amazing things about owning an electric vehicle is that it is possible to recharge for free at the majority of public charging stations across the UK. I myself have sat smugly in the driving seat knowing that the next...

Top 10 ways to maximise battery electric vehicle range

Published: August 12, 2015 Author: Edward Wirgman

When speaking to friends on the topic of 100% battery-electric vehicle transportation, or those unfamiliar with the phenomenon, one question that consistently comes up is “how far can you go in one of those “EVs”? The answer, as those who own an...

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