About the Author

Paul Hadley MCIJ is the founder and editor of Motor Verso, an independent UK automotive publication he established in 2013. He has worked as a motoring journalist full time since 2015, which means that for the past decade driving and writing about cars has been his profession rather than a sideline.

Over that time he has driven and formally reviewed hundreds of cars, from city cars and campervans through to supercars and performance SUVs, on UK public roads, at European proving grounds, and at racing circuits including the Nurburgring in Germany and Ascari in Spain. He has attended international car launches, sat in product demonstrations led by engineers and vehicle specialists, and taken part in round table conversations with senior leadership at major automotive manufacturers.

He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, a Member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and a Member of the Midlands Group of Motoring Writers.

Motor Verso has built a solid reputation as an independent automotive publication, ranked among the top UK automotive blogs by, voted Best Automotive Media Company by the Greater London Awards in both, and ranked seventh in Feedspot's Top 60 UK Car Blogs.

He bought his first electric vehicle in 2015, giving him a personal perspective on EV ownership that spans a full decade and covers the development of the technology, the infrastructure, and the market from its earliest accessible stages to the present. He also has more than 20 years of hands-on DIY mechanical experience, having serviced, repaired, and modified his own cars since his teenage years.