BUYING CARS

IF you've ever tried reading up on quantum-string theory or solving three Rubik’s cubes while also attempting to juggle, you'll have at least some idea of the brain-scrambling confusion faced by UK electric-car buyers over recent years.

- STEVE WALKER

Range anxiety, depreciation, battery life, chip shortage, environmental impact, charging infrastructure, the ICE ban, the ZEV mandate and government grants – electric cars have faced a storm of complex issues, conflicting advice, and wild opinion. Consumers who fancy an EV have been faced with an almost-weekly reason to seriously doubt that they’d be making the right decision. Meanwhile, the world wonders why the uptake of EVs by private buyers has been less than spectacular.