Choosing an Electric Car

Welcome to our Guide to Choosing an Electric Car. Green Car Guide has LOTS of resources to help you. And we’re 100% independent, we cover ALL electric cars on sale in the UK, and we’ve been doing this since 2006! Below are our top resources to help you choose an electric car.

But firstly a few notes about the benefits of electric cars…

EVs have zero tailpipe emissions. That means that they don’t emit CO2, so helping in the fight against climate change – or NOx, helping with local air quality
EVs are cheaper to run than petrol or diesel cars (potentially one-fifth of the fuel costs of petrol cars)
EVs enjoy a number of financial incentives, including just two per cent Benefit in Kind tax for company car drivers from April 2022.
EVs have 100% torque available at virtually all times – in most people’s eyes this makes EVs better to drive than petrol or diesel cars – and faster in many cases
EVs are quieter and more refined to drive than petrol or diesel cars
There’s already a wide selection of EVs, but there are a huge number of new makes and models of EVs coming to market over the next 12 months
The driving ranges of EVs are increasing, with many models having a real-world driving range of 300 miles or more
Most people charge at home or at work, but the UK’s public charging infrastructure is also continually growing
The residual values of EVs are rising, and this is forecast to improve further as more initiatives such as Clean Air Zones are introduced around the UK
There are now increasing numbers of second-hand electric cars
What’s the difference between between battery electric cars, plug-in hybrids and hybrids? Find out more here