{"id":7494,"date":"2022-01-26T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7494"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:40:06","slug":"usage-of-electric-vehicles-and-charging-points-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/26\/usage-of-electric-vehicles-and-charging-points-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Usage of Electric Vehicles and Charging points tips."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The usage of electric vehicles to help curb the scourge that is air pollution has gained momentum over the years. We are now seeing the drastic change from fossil fuel cars to electric vehicles as a sustainable way of doing business. The most valuable car manufacturing company at the moment produces electric vehicles - Tesla.\u00a0 People are now aware of the damage these fossil fuels are causing and they are already making changes. They are now moving from the primitive ways of transportation to a cleaner and more cost-effective way. No one is worried about profit margins after seeing Tesla's market cap. A new way of doing things is even more profitable. This is good for both the economy and the environment. Sustainable business practices could not be more alluring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7546\" src=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/194-1945486_electric-vehicle-hd-png-download.png\" alt=\"electric charging\" width=\"582\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/194-1945486_electric-vehicle-hd-png-download.png 582w, https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/194-1945486_electric-vehicle-hd-png-download-480x236.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 582px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do your research before exploring the usage of electric vehicles. It is always best to know a product before buying it. To help you on that visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.octopusev.com\/\">Octopus Electric vehicles<\/a>. They will help you get what resonates with you. Then, after buying your car, search for charging areas. For tips on where to charge, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneysavingexpert.com\/travel\/car-check\/?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=24-Aug-21-50692626-2065&amp;source=CRM-MSETIP-50692626&amp;utm_campaign=nt-hiya&amp;utm_content=25#need-4\">Martin Lewis' handy tip of finding charging points in the United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\"This part of the blog was written by a Digital Relations Consultant using the resources of <strong>6XDMEDIA<\/strong> - UK media company.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Driving Ethically: Understanding the sustainability of electric cars<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Our guide covers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autotrader.co.uk\/cars\/electric\/understanding-sustainability-electric-cars\/\">how electric vehicles impact the planet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How cars affect the environment with polluting gases, like carbon dioxide and nitrogen.<\/li>\n<li>How electric vehicles can lower emissions in the automotive industry.<\/li>\n<li>The history of electric cars.<\/li>\n<li>Future challenges for electric car uptake.<\/li>\n<li>Tips for buying and owning your electric car responsibly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We delve into key insights like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People are willing to put their money where their mouth is. 57% of consumers are willing to change their purchasing habits to help reduce negative environmental impact.<\/li>\n<li>The shift to electric vehicles would cut the overall lifetime Greenhouse Gas footprint by about 37% for passenger vehicles, while reducing the operating footprint by 75%.<\/li>\n<li>Electric vehicle usage is only rising. In 2010, there were only 17,000 electric cars on the road around the world. By 2019, that number had grown to 7.2 million.<\/li>\n<li>For the 53% of drivers that aren\u2019t considering an electric vehicle, the most common reason is a lack of public charging points (69%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Author: <em>Clarke Simmons<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesixthdegree.media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7753 size-medium\" title=\"6xdmedia\" src=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6xdmedia-300x85.png\" alt=\"6xdmedia\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,4],"tags":[56,129],"class_list":["post-7494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-sustainability","category-environmental-sustainability","tag-electricity","tag-tesla"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13776,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7494\/revisions\/13776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}