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I'm considering buying an electric car. I've spotted that the latest Renault Zoe has a ground clearance of 120mm. This seems relatively low; I'd be concerned how well the car could cope with the speed...
For EV owners who do not have off-street home charging and are thus forced to use public EV charging, will repeated use of high Kw rapid chargers damage the battery in the long term?
I want to replace our Smart Fortwo with as small a car as possible but that still seats four. As it's only a shopping car, we are looking at the Renault Zoe, but my car having been a faultless series of...
What is the smallest EV car available? Closest in size to a Hyundai i10 preferred.
I'm looking for an electric car that can tow a small trailer for gardening. I have a diesel for distance and can use that for towing but would like to try and reduce the families CO2.
When do you think the Volkswagen ID.3 and SEAT el-Born will actually be available? Any other similar cars to look out for?
I have been told that to replace the tyres on electric driven cars costs five times that of normal tyres. Is this true and if so why?
We are satisfied Honda Jazz owners for 17 years but are thinking of going electric to help the environment. Nowadays our journeys are mostly 10 miles or less but occasionally over hundred miles. D we choose...
I am confused about which "green" car I should buy. I have a budget of £10k max and need to commute 40 miles each way without a charging point in my school.
I've just bought a 2014 Zoe 22kWh with 35,000 miles on the clock. The range is 55 miles at 100 per cent charge - is my local Renault dealer having a laugh when he says that's reasonable?
 

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