Pay-per-mile road tax plan wins £250,000 Wolfson economics prize
Prizewinner Gergely Raccuja, 27, aims to scrap vehicle tax and fuel duty to help fund road repairs with more eco-friendly scheme collected by insurers
Electric cars to account for all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2035
Falling battery costs to drive sales but European carmakers will lose out to rivals in the US and Asia, forecasts Dutch bank
Electric cars will fuel huge demand for power, says National Grid
Increase in peak electricity demand could be more than capacity of planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030
Black cab turns green as all-new electric London taxi launches
Cab maker ditches diesel to produce a petrol and electric-powered taxi that will be rolled out in November
First Tesla Model 3 rolls off production line … into the hands of Elon Musk
Lower-cost electric car begins delivery with first model to company chief excutive as first 30 customers to get vehicles at 28 July party
Bank of England: pay figures will fuel raging interest rate debate
It’s been a decade since the Bank last raised borrowing costs but if wages go up and the pound rallies, a hike could be on the agenda
Electric car revolution: calculating the cost of green motoring
More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury
UK to fund research into letting electric cars return power to grid
Vehicle-to-grid technology could help meet demand for electricity at peak times, with owners paid in money or free parking
France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
Move by Emmanuel Macron’s government comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019
Volvo signals carmakers’ growing confidence in an electric future
Take-up of electric and hybrid cars has disappointed so far but Swedish firm’s chief executive says industry is changing fast
All Volvo cars to be electric or hybrid from 2019
Landmark move as first big manufacturer says it will stop making vehicles solely powered by internal combustion engine
Elon Musk: Tesla Model 3 to roll off production line two weeks early
Tesla’s first mass-market electric car is running ahead of schedule in wake of the delay ridden Model X
Should you join the charge and buy an electric car?
Green motoring is becoming financially attractive thanks to a drop in leasing prices and lower running costs
Tesla teases new Model Y car as cheaper Model 3 nears production
Chief executive Elon Musk shows off image of new car and semi-truck, and gets ready for mass-market electric vehicles
Electric cars accelerate past 2m mark globally
China, US and Europe accounted for more than 90% of electric vehicle sales last year with decreasing costs driving demand