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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Zapmap - You Need To See This

Boost for electric car market as petrol costs soar due to Iran war

The fuel savings for switching to an electric vehicle hit a new high – £960 a year

The Independent UK

What you need to know about using public EV charging – and how to get the best price

As petrol and diesel prices continue to rise, many drivers are looking towards electric vehicles

The Independent UK

UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch

Smallest number of new chargers since 2022 as carmakers persuade government to weaken EV sales targets

The Guardian - UK

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EV chargers at supermarkets up by a third in 18 months

Analysis by the RAC and Zapmap found 1,001 chargepoints were installed across 260 locations between January 2024 and June 2025.

Evening Standard

2026 Cadillac Lyriq Now Offered At A 'Discount' - Is This The End Of Iconic Brand?

2026 Cadillac Lyriq lease at £364 monthly—less competitive than 2025 amid UK EV ownership at £3,350 yearly. Grants save £3,750, but rising VED strains family budgets. Is Cadillac fading?

International Business Times UK

I went on my first road trip in an electric vehicle - and was amazed at how easy the whole experience was

Read on for my honest review.

Marie Claire

UK public electric car chargers rose by a third in 2024 to more than 70,000

Number hits record level but rate of growth slows as installers face delays to government funding

The Guardian - UK

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Stay in charge: why a plug-in hybrid can keep you on the road for longer

When it comes to choosing a car for business, reliability is key. Where there were once concerns about the driving range of electrics and hybrids, a new generation of plug-in hybrids, along with investment in charging infrastructure, should make that a thing of the past

The Guardian - UK

UK installed record 16,000 public electric car chargers in 2023

Annual increase of 43% takes total number above 53,000, of which more than 4,600 are ‘ultra-rapid’

The Guardian - UK

This is the must-have app all EV drivers should download

Homescreen heroes: Zapmap is an essential download for electric vehicle drivers. Here's why.

TechRadar

Power vacuum: road to fast charging at UK services has been ‘laboriously slow’

Motorway services provider Moto tells of serious concern about government’s management of the problem

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds more rapid charging points installed in UK to help drivers go electric

Fast charging stations that allow for longer journeys are being added in regions beyond London

The Guardian - UK

The die is cast: petrol and diesel engines are dying. The electric age is inevitable

Arguments over the green credentials of electric cars are already over. Work on 21st-century tech, and leave the past behind, says Zapmap co-founder Ben Lane

The Guardian - UK

Record number of public electric vehicle chargers installed in UK in 2022

More than 8,700 chargers installed, bringing total to 37,000 in a 30% increase

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Birmingham Post

Nissan agrees deal with electric vehicle charging firm Zap-Map

The announcement comes just weeks after the tech company raised £9m in a funding round and was valued at around £26.3m

Birmingham Post

Electric vehicle charging firm Zap-Map secures £9m in latest funding round

The company was valued at £26.3m following the raise

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