Editorial policy

This page explains the rules we follow when we publish on CarPairly: how we stay neutral, where our data comes from, how we check it, how we correct mistakes and what we will never do. It applies to every page on the site. The detail of our calculations is on the methodology page.

Independence between electric and gas

We aim to be neutral between electric cars and gas cars. The site compares both: the catalog has electric cars from OpenEV Data and gas and diesel cars entered by hand from manufacturer pages, each with its source and check date. We do not argue for either one. We show both with the same fields, the same rules and the same checks, and a comparison only tells you what the numbers say for the cars and market you choose.

• Strengths and trade-offs on a car page are built from that car's own data, compared with its segment.
• In a comparison, a check mark shows the better value in a row. The same rule applies to electric and gas cars. A price row is never marked better when the two prices have a different tax treatment.
• Every sort order is a plain sort on data: name, price, range or power.

Money does not change any of this. Advertising and affiliate links pay for the site, but they never change a ranking, a comparison or a figure. See our advertising page and our affiliate disclosure. We do not take payment to place a car higher or to feature it.

Where our data comes from

We use public sources and name them on the data sources page. Our electric car catalog comes from an open dataset, OpenEV Data. Gas and diesel cars are entered by hand from the manufacturers' pages. Currency conversion uses the reference rates of the European Central Bank. Some prices are entered by hand, one market at a time, each with a link to its source.

We never scrape dealers, manufacturers or competitors. Every price shows its source link, the date we checked it and whether it includes tax. Every specification shows where it came from. Numbers about a specific car come from our database when the page is built. They are not typed into the text by a person or written by a tool.

How we check it

• A missing value is hidden. We never show it as zero or fill it with a guess.
• When an automated feed sends a number that differs from the stored value by more than 30%, we hold it for a person to review instead of publishing it.
• If a source cannot be fetched, we keep the previous value.
• Prices are never overwritten. A new price closes the old one and starts a new one. A wrong price is withdrawn and replaced, and we keep a record of the change.
• A price shown in another currency is marked with "≈" and the rate date. We never store converted amounts.
• Sample data is flagged as sample data and cannot run on the live site.

We have not independently verified every figure in the datasets we use. Each record names its own sources, and our methodology page lists the limits.

Dates and review

Prices show the date we checked them. Pages like this one show when they were last reviewed. Anything that depends on a law, an incentive or a date has a review date, and we set it to no more than six months ahead.

Who writes and checks our content

CarPairly content is produced by the CarPairly Editorial Team, not by individual named writers.

Some drafts start with AI assistance. AI-assisted drafts are checked against public sources and our style guide before publication. Guides, category pages and legal pages are published only by a human editor. Reference content such as the glossary is fact-checked against its sources, and an editor can revise it at any time. Anything we cannot verify is removed or held back rather than published.

Corrections

We correct mistakes when we find them and update the "last reviewed" date on the affected page. If you think something is wrong, write to us by e-mail at admin@carpairly.tech or through the contact form. Tell us the address of the page, what looks wrong and, if you have one, a source. We check it against the source, then fix it or explain why we left it. We answer corrections within 5 working days.

If you want content removed, for example for copyright reasons, use the content removal form.

Conflicts of interest

CarPairly is operated by the CarPairly development team, a small team led by one individual. We earn money from advertising and, later, from affiliate links. We are not affiliated with any vehicle manufacturer, and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Apart from the advertising and affiliate income described on this site, the person who runs the site receives no payment, gift, free car or other financial benefit from any vehicle maker, dealer, charging company or other third party.

What we do not do

• We do not review how a car drives, rides or holds up over time. We make no claim about driving feel, comfort or reliability unless we can source it.
• We do not accept paid placements or paid rankings.
• We do not invent numbers. If we cannot source a number, it does not appear.
• We do not publish articles under made-up author names.
• We do not cover used cars.