Secondhand EV leasing hits the fast lane as more UK drivers explore ways to cut motoring costs

Numbers using finance rises 170% in a year as leasing firms boom alongside leapin secondhand vehicle supply and surging fuel prices

Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’

Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be eased

BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April

EV owners were sent hefty PCNs but say some signs in private car parks fail to warn of fees to park and recharge car

Growth in charge points falls markedly despite surge in number of rapid-charging units

Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars

Government hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution

RJ Scaringe says firms focused on selling fossil fuel engines risk being ‘woefully behind’ on technology by end of decade

Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in Sunderland

Smaller, cheaper cars built for narrow city streets are becoming more stylish – but require careful design decisions

Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch

Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talks

Drive to appeal to wealthy Americans is part of pivot away from previously announced all-electric strategy

Brian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at home

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sector