Cheap material could radically improve battery charging speed, say scientists

Discovery could accelerate adoption of electric cars and solar energy, as well as helping to recharge your smartphone in minutes

UK electric car drivers face paying more to charge at peak times

Ofgem outlines measures to ensure more drivers can use the electricity network

China may have underestimated the president’s determination, and the global fallout from any US ‘victory’ will come later

Elon Musk says first facility outside the US will build 500,000 cars a year

Move angers environmental campaigners but is welcomed by automotive industry

Shopkeepers are essentially correct: business rates are pre-internet and have become archaic

Nissan’s second-generation electric car is charging ahead of the crowd, says Martin Love

Demand down 3.5% but sales of petrol models rose by 12.3% last month

Firm builds 5,000 in a week but critics are sceptical over whether feat can be replicated

The Nordic country leads the world due to environmental concerns, but also big subsidies

Acquisition of Chargemaster, with 6,500 charging points, praised as milestone towards cleaner motoring

Vision Zero is a plan that rejects road accident deaths as ‘acceptable’. Is it time we called for zero tolerance of deaths from traffic pollution?

The electric carmaker is suing a former technician for alleged hacking, but he says he’s being scapegoated for leaking concerns

Calls by joint inquiry to bring forward UK car sales ban have been resisted by government

Drivers continue to shun diesel in the face of environmental and tax concerns