Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance but UK tax burden set to hit high amid plummeting living standards – as it happened

Chancellor cuts national insurance but OBR says UK facing biggest fall in living standards since records began

Rishi Sunak’s net zero delay ‘will slash demand for electric cars’

OBR analysis suggests higher energy prices and interest rates could reduce proportion of new cars sold that are electric from 67% to 38%

‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China

Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn’t rely on scarce raw materials

UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs

Business committee tells government it must get more investment into sector to avert decline

Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?

The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding EVs

World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds

Coal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says report

Stock of British electric moped brand Zapp hits skids months after US listing

The company has lost much of its value after market scepticism about startups’ prospects

Jaguar Land Rover reports record revenues as sales increase

JLR buoyed by demand for Range Rover and Defender models but will rely on loopholes to hit UK electric car targets

Republicans welcome local benefits of climate law despite voting against it

Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene among those accused of hypocrisy over efforts to gut landmark Inflation Reduction Act

Power vacuum: road to fast charging at UK services has been ‘laboriously slow’

Motorway services provider Moto tells of serious concern about government’s management of the problem

UK drivers make claims of ‘incredibly scary’ malfunctions with electric cars

Motorists locked inside their cars, while an NHS doctor said her BMW iX accelerated to 65mph and then crashed

Mercedes says electric car market is ‘brutal’ for manufacturers

German company points to ‘intense price competition’, which it sees as unsustainable

EU carmakers urge Von der Leyen to delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles

Bosses warn European Commission president that ‘rules of origin’, which come into force in January, will harm EU production

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

£1bn fund to expand EV charging network still not open after three years

Rishi Sunak unveiled funding pot for expanding charging facilities at motorway services in 2020 but it is not yet accepting bids