Lower Thames Crossing decision delayed for seven months

Green campaigners welcome delay to £9bn road tunnel, but businesses say move is ‘deeply concerning’

I was written off by John Lewis for car insurance because I’m an author

I was deemed an ‘unacceptable risk’ when it came to renewal

Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans

Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric vans will backfire

Four years after buying an electric car, why am I still forced to play hunt-the-charger?

I assumed it would get easier to run an EV, but without a decent infrastructure it’s getting harder and harder

Bristol parking wars: Greens gear up for fight with drivers over pavement ban on cars

The party has plans to prevent cars from hogging the city’s walkways, but expect a backlash from motorists

The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face a hefty penalty

EU leaders back extra Chinese EV tariffs despite split vote

Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industry

Carmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidies

Bosses say cost of complying with zero-emission vehicle mandate is ‘astronomical, and unsustainable’

‘Huge losses’: Sweden fears for future of batterymaker Northvolt

Government rules out bailout for key project in European green industrial transition as job cuts announced

Vauxhall owner warns on profits amid falling sales and tougher Chinese competition

Stellantis slashes growth forecast, with Aston Martin maker also warning of problems as car industry’s woes deepen

This winding LA highway is notoriously treacherous. Extreme weather is making it worse

‘The Grapevine’, which connects the metropolis to the state’s agricultural hub, now serves as a window to the effects of climate crisis

Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany

Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union

Labour urged to scrap UK road schemes such as £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport

Jaguar Land Rover to invest £500m in Halewood car plant

Upgrade to Merseyside site will allow it to build hybrid cars and prepare for electric vehicle production

Pothole vigilantes: why people are mending Britain’s broken roads themselves

With cash-strapped councils struggling to find the funds to repair their highways, residents are taking up garden tools, fishing rods and pot plants to make it happen