Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’
France halts €100-a-month electric car leasing scheme after huge demand Minister says scheme to help low-income households and cut emissions is ‘victim of its own success’
Pity SUV drivers, fast being priced out of their badges of contempt for the planet With the royals as ambassadors for these luxury cars, there’s little hope for the rest of us
Forget range anxiety: we should really worry about China’s global dominance in the electric car market EVs heavily subsidised by Beijing are flooding Europe and the globe. If we don’t watch out, it could start a major trade war
Call for UK utility firms to face higher fines for ‘street scars’ on pavements Government adviser says water and telecoms privatisation is to blame for disfiguring streets with tarmac
Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers
‘A make-or-break moment’: what does Labour’s U-turn mean for the UK’s green transition? Labour has dropped its £28bn green pledge and the Tories are underfunding carbon-cutting measures, despite benefits of net zero projects
After Paris’s coup against SUVs, the UK should slam the brakes on these polluting monsters too Parisians have voted to triple parking charges for these behemoths. Let that be the start of a much wider crackdown, says author Andrew Simms
Australians keep buying huge cars in huge numbers. If we want to cut emissions, this can’t go on We subsidise the purchase of twin-cab utes and charge GST on bikes and public transport. It’s absurd
Make used electric cars cheaper and tackle battery fears, peers tell ministers Grants needed towards buying EVs as well as a battery health testing standard to reassure consumers
Will other cities copy Paris decision to hike parking charges for SUVs? Very low turnout in vote to penalise owners of large cars suggests public still needs to be won over
UK electric vehicle maker Arrival enters administration with 170 jobs at risk New York-listed company, once valued at $15bn, failed to launch its debut electric van
Millionth pure battery electric car sold in UK after 20 years Industry lobby group says 2m could be reached within two years in rapid shift away from polluting fossil fuels
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars
Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists Coalition-led scare campaign predicted for plan to place yearly cap on emissions for new cars sold in Australia