High petrol prices are fuelling interest in EVs. Here’s how this could bring down electricity bills in the UK.

Renaud Foucart   The Conversation UK24 April 2026
With oil prices skyrocketing following the US and Israel’s bombing of Iran, motorists around the world look for ways to save money.

Improvements in EV technology, combined with high oil prices, mean that the tipping point at which most consumers start ditching their petrol cars for electric ones may well have been reached.