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Plain answers to the questions people ask before choosing between petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric.

Yearly energy bill at 15,000 km: VW Golf on petrol against VW ID.3 charged at home and at public fast chargers

Electric vs petrol: what does each really cost to run?

A yearly fuel bill for a petrol car and an electric car at the same mileage, and the one factor that decides which is cheaper.

A plug-in hybrid's official and real electric range marked on a 120 km scale against a typical 40 km daily commute

Is a plug-in hybrid worth it?

When a plug-in hybrid saves money, when it is just a heavier petrol car, and how to find out for your own commute.

Speed trace of the 30-minute WLTP cycle with its four phases: city, suburban, country road and motorway

What is WLTP?

The lab test behind every official consumption figure in the EU: its four phases, its conditions and what it cannot tell you.

Bars comparing official WLTP consumption with real-world use: about 20% more for petrol and diesel, 3.5 times for plug-in hybrids

WLTP vs real-world consumption

How far real consumption drifts from the official figure, why it does, and how to get a number that matches your driving.