In Part One of this article, we first had a look through the alphabet soup of hybrid types -MHEVs, MEVs, PHEVs – before weighing up one of the big hybrid selling points: their supposed environmental credentials. This time, we’ll look at the economics of hybrid ownership and finish up with some additional considerations. Ready?… read more
The sales figures for hybrid vehicles are going bananas. The June 2022 sales figures for passenger vehicle registrations in the UK were divided up like this: Petrol 44% Diesel 5.7% Battery electric vehicles 16.1% Mild hybrids 28.7% Plug-in hybrids 5.5% Apart from the fact that diesel is now less popular than an infectious disease, what’s… read more
In Part One of this post, we looked at the arguments in favour of a lower speed limit on our motorways. This time, we’ll look at some arguments in favour of keeping things as they are, and try to come to some overall conclusions. Let’s jump straight in. Con 1: Slower journeys waste our time… read more
