Electric vehicles have the key advantage of lower running costs, which helps recoup the extra up-front price premium compared to an internal combustion engine vehicle over time – although this doesn’t apply to every model.

With around 20 moving parts in EVs – compared to more than 2000 in a combustion car – it means maintenance is often cheaper (less labour to check and replace) and there’s less likelihood of things going awry.

Despite this, battery-electric…