UK has almost 1m EV chargers, with new public one installed every 25 minutes Electric vehicle industry says spring data shows installations are keeping pace with rising battery sales
How to make sure that your holiday car rental is a smooth ride You must be smart to find the best prices, and vigilant for extra charges. But how your name appears on the booking can spell the end of the road
Sceptics say EVs will overwhelm the grid. In fact, they could be part of the solution Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ that can put energy back into the National Grid when solar panels and windfarms do not provide much power
M25 weekend closure: drivers told to expect ‘incredibly busy’ routes Roadworks mean stretch between junctions 10 and 11 will be shut from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday
Dartford Crossing charge firm told me not to pay, but still fined me £2,230 Despite being told there was ‘no crossing to be paid’, a driver received 23 penalty notices
Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels will cost up to £4 at peak times, says TfL Fares for road tunnels under Thames could be halved for low-income local residents, as pricing consultation opens
Half of Australians in the five largest cities live too far from public transport to ditch cars Climate Council analysis finds 7 million people living in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide face huge barriers to public transport
Three dead after truck strikes group on Fourth of July in New York City park Ford F-150 came down a street ‘at a high rate of speed’, went past a stop sign, on to the sidewalk and into a park
China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market rates
‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?
Listed Derbyshire stone pillar knocked down for 12th time in decade Post that forms gateway to village of Tissington and costs £15k to replace is regularly damaged by vehicles
EU brushes aside risk of China trade war over electric vehicle tariffs Higher levies on Chinese EV imports to come into force despite carmakers’ fears of retaliation
‘They have you over a barrel’: how scammers, touts and bots took over driving tests It can take you six months to get a driving test in England – unless you’re willing to pay a middleman up to £350. What’s behind this black market? And is there any way to avoid it?
First-half sales of new cars in UK pass 1m for first time since before Covid Figures are a relief for the recovering industry but the growth is almost entirely business and fleet buyers
Our car was no longer driveable after valet parking at Gatwick We arrived back late at night from our holiday to be told the BMW had literally gone bang