Smaller, lighter, greener: are micro EVs the future of city transport?
A Siemens-backed micro electric car could help reduce urban air pollution and congestion, but it’ll have to win over buyers first
Nissan launches British-made home battery to rival Tesla’s Powerwall
Sunderland plant to produce new and recycled batteries from electric cars to serve as home energy storage units
TfL to spend £18m on preparing London for new electric black cabs
Upgrade of capital’s power grids will enable energy companies to install 300 fast-charging stations by 2020
Tesla recalls 53,000 Model S and Model X electric cars over brake issue
Fault within parking brake gearing could affect battery-driven vehicles made between February and October 2016
UK unprepared for surge in electric car use, thinktank warns
Green Alliance says simultaneous charging could potentially damage electronic equipment unless action is taken by 2020
Sparks fly on Wall Street over Tesla’s current valuation
The electric carmaker overtook GM in market capitalisation last week. Is this just a bubble – or is battery tech the future?
Driverless cars will make our roads safer, says Oxbotica co-founder
Co-founder of UK startup Oxbotica says use of autonomous vehicles for shopping, short trips, airports and warehouses is imminent
Tesla charges ahead to overtake Ford in market value
Elon Musk’s electric car company has been valued at $49bn, leaving the 100-year-old motor manufacturer lagging behind
Fuel duty cut for diesel cars was wrong, says ex-chief science adviser
David King, who served Labour and Tory governments, says he was misled by car industry over levels of diesel pollution
Do not let Brexit ruin car industry, urges chair of London Taxi Company
Carl-Peter Forster speaks as company opens £300m Coventry plant for electric cabs, the first new UK car plant for more than a decade
Charge electric cars smartly to take pressure off national grid – minister
SSE trials ‘demand-side response’ where vehicles start charging a few hours after being plugged in, when demand is lower
Buy your new car now to save thousands of pounds ahead of excise hike
Changes to vehicle duty from 1 April will affect small and green vehicles, and big-ticket models
The Guardian view of the car industry: an electric future
Editorial: The world is moving faster than we think towards more automated vehicles powered by renewable energy
Eco road trip: Los Angeles to Las Vegas by Tesla
A teenager has launched a green car service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, using Tesla electric vehicles. Stephanie Theobald gets a lift and finds the conversation as fascinating as the technology
UK electric vehicle boom drives new car sales to 12-year high
Sales confound motor trade group predictions that surge in new car registrations would cool amid rise in import prices