The Guardian view on China’s EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises

Editorial: BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines

Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?

Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

Chinese EV maker BYD says fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank

BYD unveils platform with charging power of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s supercharging

What is EV maker BYD and can its batteries really charge in five minutes?

The Chinese carmaker’s shares have jumped as investors speculated it could outdo Elon Musk’s Tesla

From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries

With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their ‘batteries on wheels’

‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points

Committee warns of serious injustice to disabled motorists and those reliant on public chargers

What we know so far about Tropical Cyclone Alfred: when and where it will hit, school closures, category now and suburbs at risk

People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its path

UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study

Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects

EU gives carmakers ‘breathing space’ on pollution target as EV sales slump

Environmental groups say two-year grace period allowed by Ursula von der Leyen ‘rewards laggard’ manufacturers

UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory

‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk

The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin

Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting

Demonstrations across the US against tycoon’s ties to Trump highlight potential risks to firm’s reputation and sales

EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog

Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated

Heathrow to pledge to use UK steel and boost growth in third runway proposal

Airport’s chief executive to formally spell out expansion plans in speech at British Steel plant in Scunthorpe