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After Paris’s coup against SUVs, the UK should slam the brakes on these polluting monsters too

Parisians have voted to triple parking charges for these behemoths. Let that be the start of a much wider crackdown, says author Andrew Simms

Australia is finally adopting emissions standards – will electric vehicles become cheaper?

Some SUVs and utes could cost more unless they clean up their act, while EVs should get cheaper under the new standards

Four-year-old Nissan Qashqai engine cracked and firm wants £7,500 to fix it

The carmaker refuses to pay towards the repair as we had not used a main dealer for servicing

Australians keep buying huge cars in huge numbers. If we want to cut emissions, this can’t go on

We subsidise the purchase of twin-cab utes and charge GST on bikes and public transport. It’s absurd

Make used electric cars cheaper and tackle battery fears, peers tell ministers

Grants needed towards buying EVs as well as a battery health testing standard to reassure consumers

Will other cities copy Paris decision to hike parking charges for SUVs?

Very low turnout in vote to penalise owners of large cars suggests public still needs to be won over

UK electric vehicle maker Arrival enters administration with 170 jobs at risk

New York-listed company, once valued at $15bn, failed to launch its debut electric van

Millionth pure battery electric car sold in UK after 20 years

Industry lobby group says 2m could be reached within two years in rapid shift away from polluting fossil fuels

Alfa Romeo has failed to fix my brand new car for nine months

Last April, it went wrong two days after I bought it. I’m still waiting for it to put things right

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs

The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars

Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists

Coalition-led scare campaign predicted for plan to place yearly cap on emissions for new cars sold in Australia

Heavy goods, autobahns and no borders: Europe is always on the move – for now

Born next to a frontier, I criss-cross the continent all the time. Our borderless network is a privilege we can’t take for granted, says French writer Olivier Guez

Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs

Green campaigners hope to win landmark vote, which is being watched closely by other cities such as London

Jaguar tells ministers stopping car thefts more important than tax cuts

As JLR reveals highest quarterly profit since 2017, its boss calls for UK to spend more on policing

‘It’s unfathomable’: speed hump saboteurs join Italy’s pro-car vandals

First cameras were torn down by someone calling themselves Fleximan – now traffic calming measures are being targeted

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