The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars

Editorial: Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled

European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts

Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts say

Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths

The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past

Editorial: Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla’s German factory

Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditions

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

Speeding, jaywalkers and imported ‘clunkers’: Romania in safety drive to improve EU’s deadliest roads

Government has taken first serious steps to crack down on dangerous driving but pace of change is frustrating campaigners

Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax

Analysis reveals big regional disparities as critics say Labour’s proposed levy could slow uptake of EVs

Why did I get a £100 parking fine when charging my electric car?

The charger firm claimed the site operated 24 hours a day, but the parking operator had different ideas

Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss says

Thomas Woldbye says part of airport’s problem is UK passengers walk on the left while others walk on the right

UK electric vehicle charging firms ‘seeking buyers amid rising costs and tough competition’

Mergers and acquisitions will shrink number of operators from more than 100 to five or six, says Be.EV co-founder

Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January

Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000

Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?

Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?