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Every fastest selling used car in the UK right now is electric

Primetime EV··5 August 2026·22 min

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00:00:00 EV news this week: home charging Bootcamp Ep.400:03:20 Why is every fastest-selling used car electric?00:05:00 Is the £20k electric city car finally here?00:07:49 How do you actually charge an EV at home?00:12:40 Is UK car production actually falling?00:15:10 Who's now the UK's biggest charging network?00:16:40 Your EV charging questions answered00:21:10 Subscribe & Join the ClubUsed EV prices UK 2026. Home EV charger cost UK. ZEV mandate reform. This week on Primetime EV Live — four stories and an EV Charging Bootcamp episode in 30 minutes.EVERY FASTEST-SELLING USED CAR IS NOW ELECTRIC. For the first time ever, EVs and hybrids fill all ten spots on Autotrader's fastest-selling used car list. High petrol prices and falling used EV prices are the reason. What it means for anyone shopping used right now.THE £20K ELECTRIC CITY CAR HAS LANDED. Renault's Twingo E-Tech, nicknamed 'Le Frog', has arrived in UK showrooms as a display model. Sub-£20,000 target price, 27.5kWh LFP battery, 163-mile WLTP target range, undercutting the Renault 5.EV CHARGING BOOTCAMP — EPISODE 4: HOME CHARGING. Overnight home tariffs run 5–10p per kWh against 40–90p+ on public rapid chargers. Every new UK home charger must meet the Smart Charge Point Regulations. Renters and flat owners can still claim up to £500 per socket. Next week: public charging.IS UK CAR PRODUCTION ACTUALLY FALLING? UK vehicle output fell 7.5% in H1 2026 to 385,979 units, SMMT says, though Q2 alone was nearly flat. The SMMT wants the ZEV mandate reformed, not scrapped.WHO'S NOW THE UK'S BIGGEST CHARGING NETWORK? InstaVolt becomes the first UK operator to pass 1,000 sites after buying 228 GeniePoint locations from Equans.──────────────────────────────⚡ FREE: Join the Primetime EV ClubCheapest public charging rates every month · best lease deals · weekly EV digest👉 primetimeev.com/club 📧 club@primetimeev.com