The Guardian view on China’s EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises

Editorial: BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines

Chinese EV maker BYD says fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank

BYD unveils platform with charging power of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s supercharging

What is EV maker BYD and can its batteries really charge in five minutes?

The Chinese carmaker’s shares have jumped as investors speculated it could outdo Elon Musk’s Tesla

Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies

Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs

Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives

Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’

EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’

‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points

Committee warns of serious injustice to disabled motorists and those reliant on public chargers

Quarter of England’s strategic A-roads have electric car charging ‘cold spots’

Affected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30

UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study

Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects

Tesla’s UK sales rise despite threat of backlash over Musk’s political role

Sales of battery-powered cars jumped in February, with Model 3 and Model Y most popular after Mini Cooper

EU gives carmakers ‘breathing space’ on pollution target as EV sales slump

Environmental groups say two-year grace period allowed by Ursula von der Leyen ‘rewards laggard’ manufacturers

‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk’s salutes and support at Trump’s inauguration left owners feeling ‘saddled with a symbol of hate’

Aston Martin delays first battery electric vehicle again and plans job cuts

Sportscar maker says priority is plug-in hybrids, while cutting costs will reduce global workforce by 5%

‘Homegrown’ Swedish battery startup admits importing vital components

Northvolt, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, admits it depends on Chinese suppliers for cathode active material

UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory