Is £12bn enough to get UK on track for net zero carbon emissions? Some say proposed public funding is too little while others say key is galvanising private capital
UK electric vehicle maker Arrival to list on Nasdaq amid surging demand Banbury-based firm to start mass production of electric buses and vans
UK ban on new fossil fuel vehicles by 2030 ‘not enough’ to hit climate targets Thinktank says deadline of 2026 is needed for government to meet its own carbon budget
Road pricing could offset loss of fuel duty from electric cars Rishi Sunak looking at how to recoup lost revenues after ban on new petrol and diesel cars potentially from 2030
UK regions compete to host ‘gigafactory’ for electric car batteries Government expected to unveil funding and plans for battery-making factory in near future
UK expected to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 PM to announce measure amid raft of new environmental policies, reports say
South Australia’s new tax on electric vehicles ridiculed as ‘a big tax on not polluting’ Experts accuse government of using EVs as ‘a scapegoat for falling fuel excise taxes’
VW pulls plug on helping with £2,500 repair bill Our Passat GTE cost £40,000 new, but Volkswagen is refusing to contribute
Bentley is leading the charge to batteries. British carmakers must join it Tesla and China have stolen a huge march – but the UK’s automotive sector still has the capability to close the gap
Tesla investor defends electric carmaker’s soaring share price Investment manager Baillie Gifford says rise is no fluke as manufacturer stands to benefit from move away from fossil fuels
Bentley to stop making petrol cars by 2030 and go fully electric Luxury car brand promises to shift business to become ‘end-to-end carbon neutral’
New lockdown, same economic victims: young, low-paid workers Low-paid workers are most at risk of losing their jobs or being furloughed on less than the minimum wage
Car buyers face £1,900 additional cost in case of no-deal Brexit Tariff hit for electric vehicles likely to be £2,800 per car, with risks to UK’s net zero plans
Electric cars ‘as cheap to manufacture’ as regular models by 2024 Analysis by UBS suggests shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent
Uber pledges £5m toward electric vehicle charging points in London Firm will install public chargers in poorer boroughs to persuade its drivers to switch to electric cars