Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’ Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforce
Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers a hot topic within renewable energy
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles? Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars
London has lost ‘catastrophic’ 89% of car club vehicles since Zipcar exit Only 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data reveals
At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances
EU urged to exempt UK from car rules that could be worst Brexit impact yet Bloc’s ‘made in Europe’ regulations risk shutting out British manufacturers in ‘most spectacular own goal in history’
Salzburg bans tourists from driving into historic centre over summer Day trippers face fines for entering Austrian city’s old town during July and August to curb ‘chaotic traffic situations’
Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan Robert Jenrick and Hamish Falconer, MPs for Newark and Lincoln, among those whose constituencies now face cuts
Return of the ‘greybeards’: AI backfired – so Ford had to rehire humans The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfalls
Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes Government hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution
I’m paying £450 a month for a Peugeot EV I can’t drive The car lease company won’t rescind my contract because it says the vehicle is driveable. The only problem is, it won’t even charge
Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollution
Sir Geoffrey Whalen obituary One of the leading figures in the UK motor industry who tried to turn British Leyland around and later became managing director of Peugeot Talbot in Coventry
A US bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again? For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity – but with an increase in ridership, that could change
VW plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and shut plants, report says German firm reportedly considering doubling previously announced staff reductions amid Chinese competition