Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’

Carmaker reduces office-based roles and will not fill vacancies ‘to ensure long-term competitiveness of business’

‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown

Carmaker’s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from experts

Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain

Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs

The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human

When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past

Editorial: Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla’s German factory

Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditions

Lamborghini pulls plug on plans to launch all-electric supercar

Company will shift focus to hybrids, citing drop-off in EV demand among sports car lovers who ‘miss the noise’

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax

Analysis reveals big regional disparities as critics say Labour’s proposed levy could slow uptake of EVs

Why did I get a £100 parking fine when charging my electric car?

The charger firm claimed the site operated 24 hours a day, but the parking operator had different ideas

UK electric vehicle charging firms ‘seeking buyers amid rising costs and tough competition’

Mergers and acquisitions will shrink number of operators from more than 100 to five or six, says Be.EV co-founder

Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January

Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000

Stellantis takes €22bn hit after ‘overestimating’ pace of shift to EVs

Carmaker, which owns marques including Peugeot and Jeep, will also sell stake in battery joint venture

Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

Chinese carmaker Chery to launch fourth brand in UK

State-owned company will sell under the Lepas brand, continuing its rapid expansion in the British market