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Our friendly website makes it easy for you to get car insurance quotes that cover electric and hybrid vehicles. Over 355,000 people are already insured with us, because we are affordable and reliable. This means you can choose GoSkippy car insurance with confidence.

We also bring you excellent customer service and a large choice of optional extras. GoSkippy searches its panel of insurers to bring you the best insurance quotes to choose from for electric and hybrid vehicles. We suit a variety of customers and budgets. We offer comprehensive and third party, fire and theft cover. You’ll also find us on top insurance comparison sites.

Vehicle Comparison

Comparison of energy sources, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per vehicle type
How do electric vehicles compare? Infographic that shows a car icon on top of the text ‘All-Electric’. All Electric Infographic that shows a car icon on top of the text ‘Plug-in-Hybrid’. Plug-in Hybrid Infographic that shows a car icon on top of the text ‘Hybrid’. Hybrid Infographic that shows a car icon on top of the text ‘Conventional’. Conventional
Energy Source Infographic that shows a large plug icon, meaning all electric cars are fully powered by electric Infographic that shows a medium plug and a small fuel pump, meaning plug-in-hybrid cars are powered mostly by electric and partly by petrol. Infographic that shows a large fuel pump, meaning hybrid cars are powered mostly by petrol. Infographic that shows a large fuel pump, meaning conventional cars are powered completely by fuel.
Consumption Infographic that shows a large battery, meaning all electric cars use exclusively batteries for power consumption. Infographic that shows a medium battery and a small drop of fuel, meaning plug-in hybrid cars use mostly electric and some fuel for power consumption. Infographic that shows a small battery and a medium drop of fuel, meaning hybrid cars use some electric, but mostly fuel for power consumption. Infographic that shows a large drop of fuel meaning conventional cars use exclusively fuel for power consumption.
CO2 Emissions Infographic that shows an electric car icon emitting no CO2 Emissions. Infographic that shows a plug-in hybrid car icon emitting very little CO2 Emissions. Infographic that shows a hybrid car icon emitting some CO2 Emissions. Infographic that shows a conventional car icon emitting a lot of CO2 Emissions.
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Infographic that shows an electric plug. Electric Plug Infographic that shows a fuel pump. Fuel Pump Infographic that shows a battery.Battery Power Infographic that shows CO2 emissions. CO2 Emissions Infographic that shows a drop of fuel. Fuel
  • How do electric vehicles compare?
  • Energy Source
  • Consumption
  • CO2 Emissions
  • Infographic liat shows a car icon on top of lie text ‘All-Electric’. All Electric
  • Infographic liat shows a large plug icon, meaning all electric cars are fully powered by electric
  • Infographic liat shows a large battery, meaning all electric cars use exclusively batteries for power consumption.
  • Infographic liat shows an electric car icon emitting no CO2 Emissions.
  • Infographic liat shows a car icon on top of lie text ‘Plug-in-Hybrid’. Plug-in Hybrid
  • Infographic liat shows a medium plug and a small fuel pump, meaning plug-in-hybrid cars are powered mostly by electric and partly by petrol.
  • Infographic liat shows a medium battery and a small drop of fuel, meaning plug-in hybrid cars use mostly electric and some fuel for power consumption.
  • Infographic liat shows a plug-in hybrid car icon emitting very little CO2 Emissions.
  • Infographic liat shows a car icon on top of lie text ‘Hybrid’. Hybrid
  • Infographic liat shows a large fuel pump, meaning hybrid cars are powered mostly by petrol.
  • Infographic liat shows a small battery and a medium drop of fuel, meaning hybrid cars use some electric, but mostly fuel for power consumption.
  • Infographic liat shows a hybrid car icon emitting some CO2 Emissions.
  • Infographic liat shows a car icon on top of lie text ‘Conventional’. Conventional
  • Infographic liat shows a large fuel pump, meaning conventional cars are powered completely by fuel.
  • Infographic liat shows a large drop of fuel meaning conventional cars use exclusively fuel for power consumption.
  • Infographic liat shows a conventional car icon emitting a lot of CO2 Emissions.
Icon Key Infographic liat shows an electric plug. Electric Plug Infographic liat shows a fuel pump. Fuel Pump Infographic liat shows a battery.Battery Power Infographic liat shows CO2 emissions. CO2 Emissions Infographic liat shows a drop of fuel. Fuel

Electric Vehicle Mythbusting

Myth 1

Electric vehicles produce the same amount of emissions as a petrol or diesel vehicle…

Electric vehicles produce significantly less emissions than their petrol and diesel counterparts – a journey from London to Glasgow by the average petrol car emits 3.4 times the CO2e of an average electric car (including the emissions produced in electricity generation).

Myth 2

Electric vehicles aren’t good for long journeys…

Studies show that on average, most journeys we make every year are under five miles. However, if you are planning a longer trip, fully electric vehicles have an average range of 197 miles, with many models able to go much further on a single charge. The average charging time can range from 30 minutes and up to more than 12 hours. This all depends on the speed of the charging station and the size of the battery.

Myth 3

There aren’t enough public charge points…

There are now over 22,000 charging points around the UK. The key is to plan ahead on long journeys if you need to top up charge, look for chargers in interesting places and check availability using a charge point map such as Zap-Map to avoid waiting.

Myth 4

Electric vehicle batteries are wasteful and can’t be recycled…

Many manufacturers are researching how electric vehicle batteries can be repurposed once they’ve hit retirement age. One idea is repurposing electric vehicle batteries to power homes and buildings. However, there are no definitive answers as to what will happen to electric vehicle batteries once they’re no longer recyclable. The time that batteries spend in an electric vehicle is often just the beginning of their useful life.

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