Electric cars are not the answer to air pollution, says top UK adviser

Prof Frank Kelly says fewer not cleaner vehicles are needed, plus more cycling and walking and better transit systems

Brexit uncertainty blamed as UK car sales fall for fourth month

Sales of new cars fell 9.3% to 161,997 in July, while those of diesel cars were down by a fifth compared with last year

Tesla Model 3 doesn’t have a key – and seven other things we learned

Elon Musk’s new mass market-aimed electric car has no directly visible speedometer, comes in two battery versions and isn’t a bad option for a sleep

As the UK plans to phase out petrol cars, is Australia being left behind?

Britain has joined France and India in trying to ban the sale of diesel and petrol cars, but some say Australia’s size makes the transition too difficult

Carmakers’ electric dreams depend on supplies of rare minerals

With mining of cobalt and other elements politically and ethically charged, the hunt for alternatives is on

Queensland to build one of the world’s longest electric vehicle highways

The route, which will span 2,000km from Cairns to Coolangatta and west to Toowoomba, within six months will offer drivers 18 free recharging stations

Is there enough electricity? National Grid reacts to fossil-fuel vehicle ban

Power network raises questions about how UK will meet demand when all new cars and vans sold are electric

‘It’s the future of motor travel’: readers on driving electric vehicles

With the UK planning to ban petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2040 we asked you what it’s like to drive the vehicle of the future

The Guardian view on air pollution proposals: too little, much too late

Editorial: If the UK government is serious about cutting noxious emissions, it needs to step on it. We should not have to wait 23 years to breathe easy