LECCY SWITCH TURN-ON & OFF

ELECTRIC vehicles (EVs) continue to improve at a pulsating rate, but is it really time to ditch that trusty petrol engine and switch to battery power instead? StarTech has been whizzing around the UK in these more eco-friendly cars and reveals everything we love and loathe about EVs.

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If you install a home charger, such as models made by Ohme, you can tell the car to only refill late at night when energy prices tumble.

CHEAP TO REFILL AT HOME: Topping up after midnight can cost as little as £7 and you will never have to go near a smelly petrol pump again.

NO MORE FROSTY WINDSCREEN: Almost all new EVs connect to a smartphone app that then lets you precondition things before getting out of bed. In the summer, you can pump up the air con to cool things down, and during the depths of winter, the heating can be switched on long before you need to start your morning commute.