Tesla’s UK sales rise despite threat of backlash over Musk’s political role

Sales of battery-powered cars jumped in February, with Model 3 and Model Y most popular after Mini Cooper

EU gives carmakers ‘breathing space’ on pollution target as EV sales slump

Environmental groups say two-year grace period allowed by Ursula von der Leyen ‘rewards laggard’ manufacturers

Paris trials dedicated car-sharing lane on its notoriously congested ring road

Busiest urban motorway in Europe restricted mainly to vehicles carrying at least two people during rush-hour

‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk’s salutes and support at Trump’s inauguration left owners feeling ‘saddled with a symbol of hate’

Aston Martin delays first battery electric vehicle again and plans job cuts

Sportscar maker says priority is plug-in hybrids, while cutting costs will reduce global workforce by 5%

Naivety cost me my Transit van and motorbike insurance

I have been driving for 38 years, I have never had an accident, but I can no longer get insurance

‘Homegrown’ Swedish battery startup admits importing vital components

Northvolt, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, admits it depends on Chinese suppliers for cathode active material

UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory

‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk

The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin

Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties

Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party

Police shut parts of M4 motorway near Bristol after human remains discovered

Drivers had told Avon and Somerset officers that there was something on the road between junctions 20 and 21

BMW pauses £600m upgrade to Oxford Mini plant

German carmaker will review plans for site which had been forecast to secure 4,000 jobs in EV production

UK-wide parking app may be out of road after government funding withdrawn

Five-year-old platform intended to make drivers’ lives easier will only be supported until the end of March

If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently

Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel development

Using an e-scooter can add £1,000 to your car insurance quote

Under-30s risk a huge hike in huge car insurance premiums later in life if handed the IN10 endorsement