Why one commentator says the next car you buy should be electric

CleanTechnica has published the first part of an opinion piece aimed at drivers who need a new car. It opens with a familiar situation: an ageing car that needs replacing, or a car passed on to a family member who is leaving home. The author tells readers to consider both new and used cars and to set aside combustion-engine models.

The author argues that electric cars are the superior technology. The excerpt we have is cut off before the main text, so it does not show the evidence behind that claim, such as running costs, range, charging details or prices. Readers should treat this as the author's view rather than a tested comparison. The piece is labelled Part 1, so later instalments may go into more detail, but the excerpt does not say what they will cover.

The piece is aimed at private drivers who are choosing a replacement vehicle, including buyers of second-hand cars. No other source in our file reports on the same article, and no independent figures on the claim are available to us at this time.