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Introduction Over the past few months, I have been weighing up the decision to purchase a new vehicle. The choice is not straightforward: should I opt for a fully electric car, a hybrid, or stick with a petrol-powered internal combustion engine (ICE)? For the last eight years, I’ve driven a petrol Vauxhall Corsa. It has been reliable, covering 130,000 miles in total, over 80,000 under my ownership, with relatively low running and maintenance costs. As part of my research, I’v