Britishvolt secures £40m investment for electric vehicle battery factory
Startup to be based near Blyth is regarded as key to prospects for the UK’s automotive industry
US postal service under fire for plan to spend $11.3bn on gas-powered fleet
Critics say this move will upend the Biden administration’s goal to get to net zero emissions by 2050 as a means to tackle climate crisis
Electric cars touted to recharge Australian manufacturing sector
Australia has ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to carve out spot in global automotive supply chain, new report suggests
Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever
Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021
‘No viable alternative’: UK must introduce road pricing, MPs say
Transport committee concludes that drop in fuel-duty revenues from shift to electric requires urgent action
Britishvolt and Glencore to build plant capable of recycling lithium-ion batteries
Facility at Northfleet, Kent, will be able to recycle a minimum of 10,000 tonnes of batteries a year
‘Building back worse’: Wisconsin’s fight over the production of USPS vehicles
Political and labor leaders say that unless Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense’s production is done in state, Democrats will be hurt in November’s elections
Electric cars on show in Washington as Biden pushes for green revolution
Auto show dedicates entire pavilion to electric vehicles but experts say more charging stations are needed for Biden’s goal to be realized
Cars, clothes, carrots … why buy them when you can subscribe?
Pay-monthly models are catching on across a wide range of businesses –including food and even home insulation
Will road pricing answer the UK’s net-zero car-tax conundrum?
Politicians dislike discussing how to replace fuel duty and road tax but a clear option is now in view
Indian ride-hailing app Ola to open £100m electric car facility in Coventry
New boost to UK auto industry after tech firm and scooter maker invests in R&D plant to develop electric vehicles
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
‘Charging anxiety’ may prevent the government from meeting its 2030 target for mass adoption of zero-emission cars
Bentley to build its first fully electric car at Crewe factory
Volkswagen-owned British brand plans for battery electric vehicle to roll off production line in 2025
How do we make the move to electric cars happen? Ask Norway
Two-thirds of all new cars bought by Norwegians last year were electric. Turns out you just need a government with a clue
Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’
The deal to build an electric car battery plant near Blyth will bring up to 3,000 jobs to the area by 2028