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
The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?
Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?
Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations
A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds
UK new car buyers drive a bargain as average discount nears £6,000
Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18% off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric models
‘My Tesla has become ordinary’: Turkey catches up with EU in electric car sales
Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets spurning fossil fuel cars at surprising speeds
Why it has not been so easy being green for the white van in the UK
Electric van sales are behind government targets, but those fleets that have switched are seeing a real difference
Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’
Institute For Public Policy Research thinktank report calls on chancellor to pursue policy of ‘securonomics’
UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom
Electric car sales rose by nearly a quarter to a record 473,000, or 23.4% of the overall market, says SMMT
Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests
London predicted to be the first UK city to go diesel-free, largely because of the ultra-low emission zone
The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up
Other firms are taking advantage of Tesla’s sales slump, while technological advances mean that glitches are being left in the rear-view mirror, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller
Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidies
Tesla publishes analyst forecasts suggesting sales set to fall
Tesla endured tough year in part thanks to some consumers’ distaste for Elon Musk’s embrace of rightwing politics
China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025
Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s total
UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch
Smallest number of new chargers since 2022 as carmakers persuade government to weaken EV sales targets
Tesla’s EU sales slump continues as Chinese rivals thrive
Elon Musk’s brand sold 12,130 new cars across the EU last month, down from 18,430 in November 2024