‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done? Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness tablets. Are there other solutions?
Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy
Ed Miliband accused of subsidising ‘wasteful and dangerous’ electric SUVs MPs criticise ‘inconsistent’ climate policy that includes grants of up to £3,750 for ‘supersized status symbols’
England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears
Four Chinese carmakers enter Australian top 10 for first time, while Tesla sales slump BYD overtakes Mitsubishi after nearly quadrupling sales in past year, according to official figures, as GWM, MG and Chery also surge
UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035 Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car use
UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota lobbied against zero emission vehicle mandate, documents show
Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth
Elon Musk is turning US liberals off not just Tesla but electric vehicles in general Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs
Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y
Buyers of ‘greenest’ new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme Grant offering up to 10% off will not cover cheap Chinese models, which are built using coal-fired power, or Teslas
‘Serious risk to life’: scenic Isle of Wight road could fall into sea, councillor warns Military Road on island’s south is threatened by erosion, with some parts now less than 5 metres from steep cliffs
UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules