UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash

Electric carmaker sold 36% fewer cars year on year in May as it loses ground to China’s BYD and other rivals

UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser

Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate

Registrations for new vehicles in April drop to half 2024 figure despite a broader rise in battery electric cars

Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say experts

European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivals

Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030

Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close

Thanks to poor engineering and Elon Musk, Tesla’s road rage-inducing street tank can’t even win over its core demographic: doomsday preppers

Cobalt Holdings aims to buy up supply of the metal from Glencore as slowing EV growth has pushed down prices

Site likely to create 1,000-plus jobs as AESC wins £680m from UK government plus £320m in private finance and equity

100 days of Trump

The US president signed orders to impose tariffs, end birthright citizenship, curb DEI efforts and more

Leaked documents indicate Harita, owner of key nickel mine in Indonesia, did not reveal water contamination

British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVs

Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank says