From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries

With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their ‘batteries on wheels’

Low mileage, several careful renters … will car-sharing ever really get going?

Services are finding it tough to turn profits, but user numbers are still rising in a shift away from the ‘ownership economy’

Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs

About 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too

Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’

Minicab drivers say Uber’s bid to apply tax to all rides would put many out of business and leave people stranded

Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’

Committee warns of serious injustice to disabled motorists and those reliant on public chargers

Japanese company announces two new EVs and promises another three by 2026, as well as new Lexus models

Sausage-based snack and ‘power bar of the skilled factory worker’ is being bought in record numbers in Lower Saxony

Potential FCA scheme could mean banks proactively inform borrowers if they were mis-sold car loans

Affected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30

With sales down and electric vehicle rivals catching up, the rightwing politico’s brand is driving into a storm

People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its path

Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects