Electric vehicles offer a completely different experience with quiet and comfortable journeys for all passengers. In addition, the electric motor is usually more powerful than the internal combustion engine of a comparable car and all that power is also immediately available, which results in truly dynamic driving pleasure.

Driving an electric car is fun, easy and special because you only have to use one pedal. And you do not need to shift gears either, as all electric cars are automatic. In most cases, you can also control the car's heating remotely, so you can keep warm in winter and cool in summer. Electric vehicles are also much quieter, which results in lower driver stress levels. In most cases, the experience of driving an electric car is sufficient to convince someone of the advantages of going electric.

Switching to electric is obviously better for the environment. As electric cars do not produce exhaust gases, they help to improve air quality and have lower CO2 emissions than petrol or diesel cars. Even if an electric car is charged with non-renewable energy during its entire life cycle, it will always be more sustainable than a similar car with an internal combustion engine.

The range of electric cars keeps increasing and allows most drivers to use their vehicle on a daily basis without having to charge on the go. The latest generation of electric cars offers an actual range between 300 and 500 km. Charging networks are also rapidly expanding, and the charging technology keeps improving significantly. This means that the range keeps going up and charging times keep going down. Consequently, there is no reason to be afraid that you will not reach your destination (so-called range anxiety).

More and more electric makes and models are available. Many existing models are already available today, and more and more new models are entering the market. Car manufacturers are investing more in electric cars. Almost all popular makes intend to offer one or more electric models.

The electricity youuse to charge your vehicle is much cheaper than fossil fuels. Electric carsalso offer attractive tax benefits and are therefore becoming more and moreaffordable.

In addition,electric cars require less maintenance, which also saves a lot of money. Thisis because an electric motor has fewer moving parts than an internalcombustion engine. The architecture is also much simpler and is therefore lesssusceptible to wear and tear. So no more oil or air filters, spark plugs, drivebelts or clutches to be replaced and oil to be changed.

And since electric cars are equippedwith regenerative braking systems (which basically act like an engine brake),their brake wear is also lower than a conventional vehicle's.

Government initiatives are making electric vehicles more attractive by reducing the tax for their drivers. In Belgium, all tax rules are currently linked to CO2 emissions. Consequently, electric cars are associated with better tax benefits (for the employer) and lower benefit in kind taxes (for the employee).

Cars with internal combustion engines are being kept out of city centres because of the harmful air pollution they cause. Over 200 cities including London, Amsterdam, Stuttgart and Stockholm have already implemented low-emission zones.

In Belgium, the most polluting internal combustion engine cars are currently also banned in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. Electric cars will guarantee you access to those low-emission zones.