Why was I fined £90 for charging my electric car at Lidl? A reader asks why they were penalised even though they paid to use the charger
Streets ahead? What I’ve learned from my year with an electric car Record sales and now news of a battery that lasts hundreds of miles. It’s getting better, but going green was tough, admits a reluctant pioneer
‘Motorcycling is a very sensual thing’: will bikers accept losing their vroom? The advent of electric vehicles will eventually extend to motorbikes, despite a deep cultural attachment to the internal combustion engine on two wheels
Invisible headphones to chameleon cars: standout tech from CES 2022 Mobile phone, TV, carmakers and other major players tout what’s new at the annual Las Vegas tech showcase
‘High pay day’ falls a bit later this year – but FTSE bosses need not fear Use of data from Covid-hit 2020 has CEO pay looking lower than usual, but don’t expect it to last
Carmakers report booming UK sales of electric vehicles Around 190,000 battery electric cars were sold amid disruption to global supply chains
Sony to start electric car firm as it ‘explores a commercial launch’ Tokyo-listed shares in Japanese group rise after it shows off second concept vehicle
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Tesla recalls half a million cars in US over rearview camera and trunk defects Issues could increase risk of crashes, regulators say
Northvolt rolls out Europe’s first ‘gigafactory-era’ car battery Swedish plant ramps up lithium ion cell production in race to profit from Europe’s growing electric car demand
Tesco to begin UK’s first commercial use of fully electric HGVs Two 37-tonne lorries will serve supermarket’s Magor distribution centre in Wales from January
Alan Ward obituary Other lives: British physicist who spent much of his life in Africa, studying the effects of radioactivity
Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back Only new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost
UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire services