‘He’s a risk-taker’: Germans divided over Elon Musk’s new GigaFactory

The Tesla project will put Grünheide on the map, but some say it is doing ‘irreversible’ harm to the environment

UK carmakers have three years to source local electric car batteries

Brexit deal means from 2024 batteries not containing 50% local materials face EU tariffs

Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic

The manufacturer delivered 499,550 cars in 2020, thanks to an end-of-year sales bump

UK public transport downturn to continue after pandemic ends

More than half of users will walk or cycle instead of taking buses and trains, Co-op survey finds

There is hope on the horizon, but high debt hangs over Britain’s future

Borrowing has risen unsustainably during the pandemic among businesses, the government and consumers

Australian transport emissions back to pre-pandemic levels, report suggests

Covid lockdowns initially saw greenhouse gas emissions from road transport plummet but by September it was back to business as usual

Coalition accused of wasting 18 months on ‘nothing’ electric vehicle strategy

Critics say ‘incredibly disappointing’ discussion paper contains no proposals to make EVs cheaper and reduces choices for Australian consumers

I am the world’s nicest driver – but in an SUV I am treated like a pariah

I enjoy the camaraderie between motorists, so it was a nasty shock to find myself shunned when I took my friend’s BMW X5 for a spin, says Adrian Chiles

Australian states were warned road user tax on electric vehicles could discourage uptake

Leaked report says tax would slow emissions cuts, with South Australia and Victoria warned before they announced plan to introduce charge

Tesla to raise another $5bn by selling shares

Electric carmaker to join blue-chip S&P 500 index as its stock price continues to soar

The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret

The long read: The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale

Toyota will not invest in electric cars in UK until after 2027

Carmaker’s European boss says future spending is dependent on post-Brexit trading conditions

UK’s first all-electric car charging forecourt opens in Essex

Clean energy firm Gridserve has plans for more than 100 such sites over next five years

Best tech of 2020: an eco vacuum, electric car and a £12 kettle

The consumer group Which? chooses its top 50 gadets of the year, from cheap and cheerful to high end

Aston Martin to hold internal inquiry after ‘sockpuppet PR firm’ row

Report disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director