Rachel Reeves considering pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more
Nissan pools carbon emissions with electric vehicle maker BYD to avoid EU penalties Japanese carmaker’s deal with Chinese rival part of EU-sanctioned offsetting scheme to help head off £13bn in fines
Tanni Grey-Thompson says disabled drivers at risk of missing out on switch to electric cars Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’
The Guardian view on hybrid cars: profitable for carmakers but not very green Editorial: Plug-in hybrids pollute more than their manufacturers claim – and delay the real shift to electric and shared mobility
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
MG wants us to pay £500-plus to remedy rogue electric car After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expense
Ovo pricing change could double charging costs for some EV owners Customers on Charge Anytime deal who drive fewer than 700 miles a month say they will be left with higher bills
UK electric car sales hit record high as taxpayer subsidies help attract buyers EVs rise nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, as plug-in hybrids jump by 56%
VW to pause production at two plants as electric vehicle sales stall German factories to halt work for one week next month in blow to EV switchover
UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds its expansion in the US, Germany and Japan
UK driving instructors shift to automatic cars in industry move from manual Electric vehicle take-up is a factor driving change, with manual lessons expected to become ‘clear minority’
‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done? Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness tablets. Are there other solutions?
‘Like switching from a rotary dial phone to an iPhone’: Australians on the biggest gear shifts in driving EVs From one-pedal driving to solar savings, Australian readers share their observations on going electric
Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy