Volkswagen has ‘a year, maybe two to turn around’, financial chief warns Carmaker defends plan to close German plants as Volvo ditches target to sell only electric cars by 2030
Two UK firms join forces to build ‘last-mile’ electric delivery vehicles ELM Mobility joint venture by Prodrive and Astheimer Design aims for 10,000 one-person quadricycles by 2030
UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners Rachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’ in revenues, says Campaign for Better Transport
Upcycling a black cab or bin lorry: growing industry converts old vehicles to electric Entrepreneurs are replacing petrol and diesel engines on buses, boats and even planes – and say the impact is not only environmental
Hyundai to double hybrid range as demand for ‘pure’ electric cars slows Carmaker increases portfolio to 14 and will also launch challenge in large and luxury vehicle sectors
Electric vehicle public charging ‘deserts’ revealed across Great Britain Three-quarters of households that park cars on street do not have charger within five-minute walk, data shows
‘Spectacular bargains’: why now is a great time to buy a used electric car in the UK A secondhand EV is a possibility for many families as the cost of desirable models, including Kias and Teslas, falls to £15,000
Activist opposed to Rio Tinto lithium mine receives anonymous death threats Serbian green campaigner who co-drafted declaration against lithium exploitation now fears for his safety
About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany
Ford writes off $1.9bn as it cancels plans for all-electric large SUV in US Carmaker opts to produce hybrid version due to profitability concerns, citing pressure from Chinese EV competition
Tesla faces lowest duty on Chinese-made cars exported to EU The 9% tariff is much less than others face after investigation into Beijing’s ‘unfair’ subsidies of EVs
‘His rhetoric has made Tesla toxic’: is Elon Musk driving away his target market? There are signs the billionaire is becoming unpopular with the very demographic group most likely to buy EVs
Trump says he has ‘no choice’ but to back EVs after Musk endorsement Ex-president, who previously denigrated electric vehicles, says they are suitable for a ‘small slice’ of the population
UK carmakers say they may miss government targets on EV sales Industry downgrades forecast for sales of battery vehicles after 18.8% rise in July on a year earlier
Chinese firms win record 11% EV share in Europe as buyers rush to beat tariffs State-owned SAIC, parent of the British brand MG, was responsible for biggest jump in sales in June