Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targets

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sector

UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure

Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at risk

Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists

Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down

Driving an EV for the first time: what Australians need to know about charging, costs and batteries

Thinking of swapping your car for an electric vehicle? On ‘trickle charging’, cables and apps, here are tips to get you going

China’s BYD aims to be world’s biggest car firm within five years

EV maker aims to overtake Toyota, as it plans to spend £1.8bn to build five-minute flash chargers in Europe

Car finance payouts could be delayed by years over legal challenges, says FCA

Complaints-led approach could pile £6bn of extra costs on to lenders, says City watchdog

‘Electrify daily life’, urges Cop31 host

A third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Turkish minister Murat Kurum, as he sets out priorities priority for this year’s UN climate summit

The Guardian view on climate equality: a richer life and real public abundance, not just more stuff

Editorial: The Global Justice Report offers a hopeful bargain: tax extreme wealth and replace consumer excess with social and economic security for all

Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing

More than £3bn is due to be spent on the proposed road tunnel between Kent and Essex, which is estimated to have higher costs per mile than HS2

Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises

Insurer found 18,400 suspect claims last year with some scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documents

Car industry pressing EU for further delay to Brexit EV tariffs

Exclusive: deal in 2020 had sought to stimulate local battery making but industry says it still cannot meet targets

UK urged not to further weaken EV rules as CO2 impact revealed

British vehicles will emit extra 17m tonnes of CO2 by 2030 due to loophole allowing sale of more PHEVs, data suggests

UK car sales hit post-Covid high for May as Chinese EV makers gain ground

Registrations up 7% in the month, with battery EVs recording fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45% as motorists look to cut fuel bills

Nissan maps out deal to build cars for China’s Chery at its Sunderland plant

Non-binding agreement to start assembling vehicles in 2027 would safeguard jobs at UK’s largest car factory

Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages if Iran war continues

OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products