The die is cast: petrol and diesel engines are dying. The electric age is inevitable

Arguments over the green credentials of electric cars are already over. Work on 21st-century tech, and leave the past behind, says Zapmap co-founder Ben Lane

Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine

Anders Wiklöf fell foul of system based on severity of offence and offender’s income

What’s the Caribbean without its beaches? But the people are losing access to them

Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are needed

Diesel prices fell by nearly 12p a litre in UK in May, figures show

Despite record reduction RAC says cut should have been even greater to fully reflect changes in market

I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped

Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinson

UK car buying: expert tips on what to pick for your budget

Motoring insiders tell us which models to choose, based on price, reliability, running costs and more

Fiat seeks incentives from UK for motorists to buy electric vehicles

Key subsidy scrapped last year, and carmaker says growth in sales has tailed off in Britain

Twitter and Tesla’s interests at odds in Elon Musk’s quiet China visit

The world’s richest person lapsed into an unusual silence on social media during his trip to the electric carmaker’s second largest market

UK supermarkets cut diesel prices by 7p a litre after watchdog concerns

Reduction follows CMA plans to grill executives about ‘sustained higher margins’ but RAC says retailers should go further

Running out of battery: how post-Brexit Britain is failing to set up a future-focused economy

One-off deals won’t keep pace with the big industrial strategies of the US and EU, says Mariana Mazzucato, a professor in the economics of innovation

France opens first electric vehicle battery gigafactory

Plant expected to create 2,000 jobs as France aims to be self-sufficient in vehicle battery production by 2027

How can Saga nearly double my car insurance premium?

It was raised from £1,155 to £2,044 after a year when nothing changed and I’ve never had an accident

Tuesday expected to be UK’s hottest day of year, with 25C predicted

Peak is forecast for parts of the country, passing the 24.4C recorded in Plymouth on Sunday

At least three people drown over bank holiday weekend as UK sees hottest day

Two men in their 20s were pulled from the sea near Torbay as boy who died in Carlisle named as Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick, 15

Covid pandemic blamed for UK rise in cracked tyres

Motorists urged to carry out safety check as rubber on cars left idle for long periods can deteriorate