Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’

Institute For Public Policy Research thinktank report calls on chancellor to pursue policy of ‘securonomics’

Petrol prices vary wildly from one filling station to the next. Why?

From postcode pricing to slow-falling wholesale costs, the price you pay at the pump depends less on petrol itself than on where – and when – you fill up

Should speed cameras be hidden?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions tackles a road safety issue

Dartford Crossing: drivers warned over scam websites that lead to fines

Thousands of people thought they paid the Dart Charge, but only realised when they got a penalty charge notice

What does your car say about you? A global portrait of people and their rides, from Shanghai to Santa Monica

You can tell a lot about someone from the vehicle they drive, as Martin Roemers’ collection of photographs show. Introduction by author William Boyd

Storm Goretti: rail services suspended, flights cancelled and schools closed across UK – as it happened

Road, rail and air travel disrupted as Storm Goretti brings wind, rain and snow to the UK and parts of Europe

Exhaust pipe position affects how much air pollution we breathe, research finds

Cars that emit fumes closer to pavement result in pedestrians experiencing 40% more pollution

‘Bigger than me’: road safety campaigner whose son died in collision welcomes new UK rules

Meera Naran, whose son inspired ‘Dev’s Law’, said the measures proposed by the government would save lives

Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads

Eye-tests for older drivers, automatic emergency braking in new cars and crackdown on drink-driving among new proposals

Nvidia CEO reveals new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars

Jensen Huang also announces at CES new, more powerful Vera Rubin chips that will arrive later this year

Jaguar Land Rover sales slump sharply amid US tariffs and cyber-attack

Shares in owner Tata Motors fall after carmaker confirms impact of devastating hack

UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom

Electric car sales rose by nearly a quarter to a record 473,000, or 23.4% of the overall market, says SMMT

Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests

London predicted to be the first UK city to go diesel-free, largely because of the ultra-low emission zone

The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up

Other firms are taking advantage of Tesla’s sales slump, while technological advances mean that glitches are being left in the rear-view mirror, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidies