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Electric vehicle guides and resources packed with knowledge, so you can familiarise yourself with the basics of EV leasing, driving, and charging before your new electric vehicle arrives.
Regardless of where you are on your journey to Net Zero, we understand the subjects around zero tailpipe emission motoring. If you’ve never driven or owned an electric vehicle before it can seem like a big shift. But it isn't and very soon you'll wonder why you didn't make the switch sooner.
DriveElectric is here to make the transition as smooth and as easy as possible. With over 10 years’ experience in electric car leasing we’ve learned a lot along the way and we consider ourselves experts about all things EV!
Understanding Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) or "Road Tax" for EVs
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), commonly referred to as road tax, is a tax levied on vehicles used on UK roads. Historically, electric vehicles (EVs) have been exempt from this charge. However, from April 2025, changes to VED rules mean that EV...
How to save money on a new car with Salary Sacrifice
Car salary sacrifice is an agreement where an employee accepts a lower salary from their employer in return for a car benefit. As a popular employment benefit scheme, it has a number of advantages for both parties. Here we take a look at...
How is salary sacrifice calculated?
As an employee when you sign up to a salary sacrifice car scheme, it will change what you pay out of your paycheque every month and what you take home. Yet, whilst your take home salary may be less, it also results in less tax to pay. Here...
How to charge an electric car in public?
More drivers and businesses than ever are switching to electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to their lower running and maintenance costs, reliably great performance, and lower environmental impact.
How clean are electric cars?
Discover everything you need to know about EVs and emissions. Learn whether electric vehicles are carbon neutral and what the cleanest type of EV is.
How to reduce scope 3 emissions?
In the quest to reduce carbon footprints, Scope 3 emissions often pose a significant challenge. These emissions, which occur in a company's value chain, are indirect and often overlooked.
How AI-powered charging is contributing to affordable and sustainable energy for UK EV fleet management
We’re officially in the era of the EV, and the UK is all in. That said, from a fleet management perspective, with the government’s ambitious target to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2030 in the ZEV mandate, the need for efficient and...
What do fleet management companies do?
Discover more about EV fleet management. Learn how it could lower costs and boost efficiencies, and how DriveElectric can help your company go electric
What is FlexiHire and is it right for your business?
Flexihire offers flexible leasing for electric vehicles, ideal for businesses needing short-term rentals of three months or longer.
Know your EV: Embedded carbon and EVs
Have you ever heard the term "embedded carbon" and wondered what it means and why it might be important when it comes to electric vehicles? Read on...
