Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead
Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y
Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover Electric
Exclusive: Customers are told the carmaker is allowing more time for testing and for demand to pick up
Buyers of ‘greenest’ new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme
Grant offering up to 10% off will not cover cheap Chinese models, which are built using coal-fired power, or Teslas
UK government announces £63m funding for EV charging infrastructure
Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared
English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars
Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles
Tesla shares dive as investors fear new Elon Musk political party will damage brand
Fall of 6.8% in early trading wipes $79bn off firm’s value as market frets CEO’s foray into politics will distract from role
UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota
Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
UK electric car sales up by a third in first half of 2025, preliminary data suggests
Battery electric car sales rose 34.6% in first six months of the year after strongest June for overall car sales since 2019
EU may as well be ‘province of China’ due to reliance on imports, says industrialist
Stefan Scherer, boss of AMG Lithium, says Europe must become more self-sufficient in critical raw materials and new technologies
Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds awarded to 14 states
Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme
Chinese carmaker Chery Auto ‘actively considering’ building UK factory
As company faces increased UK and EU tariffs, it says move would be part of ‘localisation’ strategy
Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives
£400m to be set aside for on-street charging points instead of motorways after RCF was mired in delays
Trump blocks California rules for greener vehicles and gas-powered car ban
State says it would challenge president’s resolution, setting up a battle over California’s environmental measures
BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker
Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain
The car made pedestrians second-class citizens. Don’t let driverless vehicles push us off the road altogether
If we want autonomous tech to succeed it must be designed to share space with us, rather than forcing us to adapt to it, says former cycling and walking commissioner Adam Tranter