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
How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster
A14 in Cambridgeshire promised biodiversity net gain of 11.5%, but most of the 860,000 trees planted are dead. What went wrong?
Country diary: A test of patience here on the farm
Tebay, Cumbria: It’s calving time, so I’m watching and waiting. But we have bigger problems afoot with major roadworks that will hit the valley hard
Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds awarded to 14 states
Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme
Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them?
The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds
About 110 million people suffer stress and sleep disturbance that lead to tens of thousands of early deaths
Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives
£400m to be set aside for on-street charging points instead of motorways after RCF was mired in delays
Trump blocks California rules for greener vehicles and gas-powered car ban
State says it would challenge president’s resolution, setting up a battle over California’s environmental measures
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback
Pioneering light-rail tech poised to revamp network after chancellor announces £15bn transport boost
UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash
Electric carmaker sold 36% fewer cars year on year in May as it loses ground to China’s BYD and other rivals
UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser
Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate
Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates
Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur