Global shockwaves from electric cars will be here sooner rather than later
Governments, the oil industry and car makers are waking up to the profound changes battery-powered cars will bring
Uber: London drivers must use hybrid or fully electric cars from 2020
Ride-hailing service says it is aiming to tackle pollution by banning vehicles that do not have an electric motor
Jaguar Land Rover to make only electric or hybrid cars from 2020
Carmaker follows Volvo in spelling an end for petrol or diesel-only cars, despite not making any electric vehicles at present
New Nissan Leaf has one-pedal driving mode for both accelerating and braking
Updated electric car has longer range, more power and sleeker design, while undercutting rivals from Tesla and General Motors on price
Jet and lorry fuels made from rubbish to receive UK funding
Department for Transport offers £22m to projects developing waste-based fuels for vehicles too heavy to use electric power
Nickel mining: the hidden environmental cost of electric cars
The extraction of nickel, mainly mined in Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Russia and the Philippines, comes with environmental and health costs
The eco guide to Electric Vehicle hype
Don’t get spooked by the pro-fossil fuel lobby: when we abandon petrol and diesel, our whole world is going to change. By Lucy Siegle
Electric cars are not the solution
Pollutionwatch If we really want to tackle particle pollution we need carbon-free electricity and, even better, walk or cycle over short distances
Rise of electric car solves little if driven by fossil fuels, warns windfarm boss
Dong Energy boss says falling price of renewables means they must power the electric car revolution or the environment will gain only a pyrrhic victory
The rise of electric cars could leave us with a big battery waste problem
Carmakers, recyclers and tech startups are working to solve the question of how to deal with lithium-ion batteries when they wear out
Tesla drivers claim Model S distance record of 670 miles on one charge
Elon Musk congratulates Italian owners club, which claims new distance record while consuming equivalent of only eight litres of petrol
Diesel has to die – there is no reverse gear on this
Daimler says diesel is worth fighting for but there is no comeback for the toxic technology and the fight must now be to save lives
The Guardian view on electric cars: they’ll change the world
Editorial: Car drivers dream of freedom and autonomy but the future may be robotic public transport
The car is dead, long live the car, thanks to Tesla
Established carmakers may scoff at Elon Musk’s firm, but like Apple and the iPhone, it heralds a massive shake-up of the auto industry
London should lead in showing electric cars will not tackle air pollution
The government’s new strategy does not do enough in recognising that fewer vehicles, not just cleaner ones, are the answer