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The seven best solar-powered gadgets for summer, according to experts
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (262+ words) As a nation of home and garden lovers, solar is enabling us to be more creative for a fraction of the cost Solar-powered gadgets used to be fairly underwhelming, with barely enough power to fire up a calculator. However, Jared…...
Driverless taxis and buses on UK streets by the end of the year
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (537+ words) Autonomous taxis will be on the roads without drivers later this year" Passengers will be able to book self driving taxis later this year for the first time after operators were invited to apply for licences to run cars across…...
How changes to mileage rules could save employees "120
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1792+ words) Britons driving their own car for work could get 10p more per mile tax-free Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a 10p-per-mile increase in the tax-free mileage rate paid to employees who use their own cars for work " backdated to April. The…...
12, 000 solar-panel grants for thousands of homes confirmed - who is eligible
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1545+ words) 15bn has been earmarked for grants and loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries to help lower bills Households will be given 15bn in grants and loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries to help lower bills, under…...
How smart home-charging turned the petrol forecourt into a problem of the past
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1827+ words) When Nigel Perry bought an electric car, he found that he could make major savings courtesy of a simple 'set and forget' home-charging system Fluctuating petrol prices and time wasted on the garage forecourt are things of the past for…...
The neighbours buying thousands of solar panels to slash their bills
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1824+ words) Neighbours in an area of east London are hoping to pool resources to install solar panels on as many homes as possible, with 130 streets already showing an interest As the Iran war drives up oil and gas prices, causing the…...
The one thing no one tells you about electric cars
2+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) Demand is growing for EVs and leasing is booming There comes a point, usually after watching the fuel pump tick past "100 at a petrol station forecourt, when even the most hardened naysayer might wonder whether electric car evangelists may have…...
New VAT road fuel changes introduced " here's what you need to know
2+ week, 6+ day ago (415+ words) The charges came into effect on 1 May and are based on a vehicle's CO2 emissions The Government has introduced new VAT road fuel charges, which will affect drivers across the UK. As of 1 May, the new scale of charges applies, and…...
I've had four electric cars over a decade - what I learnt about making the switch
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1781+ words) A climate scientist says he's already saved around "10, 000 on petrol - and with charging points everywhere, there's now no excuse not to drive an EV It was a chilly December night in the run-up to Christmas 2014. Our Nissan Leaf electric car…...
Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (477+ words) The technology is designed to be a simpler and more affordable way of benefiting from renewable energy Low-income households will get taxpayer-subsidised plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced. Up to "25m to pay for the…...