Germany’s e-fuel EU loophole could mean ‘135bn more litres of petrol burnt’ Request for exemption from ICE car phase-out would displace up to 46m electric cars, says campaign group
Tax perks driving surge in number of SUVs and larger vehicles on Australian roads Calls to tackle rise in SUVs, utes and 4WDs by reducing tax incentives and building narrow lanes and parking spots exclusively for small cars
Volkswagen warns EU that US is beating it in race to attract battery makers Carmaker says it is progressing faster on US factory than European one thanks to subsidies
UK car sales rise by a quarter as industry recovers from chip shortage Registrations hit 74,400 in seventh successive month of growth, with electric cars accounting for 16.5%
Jaguar Land Rover owner ‘seeks £500m UK subsidy to build battery factory’ Report says Tata Motors approached Britain’s government as group weighs up site in Somerset or Spain
Australian startup Recharge finalises deal to take over UK battery maker Britishvolt Takeover of collapsed company revives hopes for the construction of a £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in northern England
Taking the Tesla to Truro? Warnings over lack of electric charging points Holiday spots risk being overwhelmed this summer as many are not ready to deal with rise in electric vehicles
Tesla to expand supercharger stations to all electric vehicles, White House says Funding for the EV charging network comes from the infrastructure bill that allocates $7.5bn to the expansion
Electric car enthusiasts tantalized by new idea: converting old vehicles While a boutique industry around converting vintage cars to electric is growing, it’s an exclusive, cost-prohibitive one
Major plug-in hybrid cars pollute more than official measures suggest BMW, Renault and Peugeot PHEVs all exceeded carbon dioxide output claimed in standard lab tests, on-road tests show
In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delay
Private equity firm in talks to buy collapsed startup Britishvolt Greybull Capital considering bid as administrators at EY try to push through sale of gigafactory project
Chinese owner of Lotus Technology to list a stake in US via blank cheque firm EV maker and R&D arm of car group owned by Geely planning to join Nasdaq in deal with Spac backed by Bernard Arnault
Uber and Lyft in New York required to be zero-emission by 2030, officials say Mayor Eric Adams announced the initiative was part of the ‘Working People’s Agenda’ at his second state of the city address
Britishvolt ‘collapsed owing £120m’ as UK car industry reports dismal year Several bids are understood to have been made for assets of failed electric vehicle battery startup