Ovo to launch ‘half-price’ electric vehicle charging tariff
New Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims
Shell agrees deal to buy electric car-charging company ubitricity
Acquisition expected to be finalised by end of year as race gathers pace to corner market
Tesla investment reaps $29bn profit for Edinburgh fund manager
Electric car maker was $6 a share when Baillie Gifford-managed fund started buying; now it is $846
Net zero, saving koalas and forest wars: the crucial environment battles looming in Australia
With the Morrison government looking increasingly isolated on climate policy and under pressure to fix conservation laws, will 2021 bring change?
Australia’s cheapest EV: can it survive a week of on-street parking and one very sandy dog?
The MG ZS EV brings electric cars into the realm of financial possibility for many more families. But is there a gap between possible and practical?
Invest in UK industry to drive switch to electric cars, says Labour
Party also says sector needs Covid support similar to that in France and Germany
The Guardian view on electric cars: greener roads are good
Editorial: Technological advances combined with tough emissions targets are bringing the end of petrol and diesel traffic into view
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption
Sales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy
Brexit has given competitive edge on car battery tariffs, says Nissan chief
Owner of UK’s largest car factory to push ahead with new Qashqai and says UK leaving the EU has been positive for the company
Vauxhall plant at risk after ‘brutal’ 2030 ban, says Stellantis boss
Chief executive of newly formed carmaker warns future of UK production depends on government
Global sales of electric cars accelerate fast in 2020 despite pandemic
Sales of electric cars rose by 43% while overall car sales slumped by a fifth last year
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Norway’s electric car drive belies national reliance on fossil fuels
Two-thirds of sales at end of 2020 were battery electric vehicles despite dependence on oil and gas drilling
Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person
Tesla co-founder overtakes Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as car firm’s shares soar after ‘blue Senate’ victory
‘Always be charging’: is the great Australian road trip ready to go electric?
With a rise in the availability of EV rentals – and a marked increase in charging stations – Oliver Pelling set out on an 800km trip along the Great Ocean Road