Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on electric car targets over job loss fears

Mandate for carmakers to sell increasing number of zero-emissions vehicles could be weakened, business secretary hints

‘An excuse against Labour’: Uxbridge unconvinced Ulez led to Tory byelection win

Residents have mixed views and misgivings about policy but some say they voted Labour nonetheless

Just Stop Oil protesters have appeals blocked over Dartford crossing sentences

Lawyers for Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker had tried to challenge ‘extraordinary length’ of sentences

Readers reply: why is the US the only country where everyone drives an automatic?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Bristol’s low-traffic scheme stalls as row over Ulez spreads from London

The city’s ‘livable neighbourhood’ initiative is threatened by the shock Uxbridge byelection result blamed on the ultra low emission zone

Battery power: how China could take charge of the electric vehicle market

The country’s manufacturers are starting to dominate not just sales charts, but also supply chains for crucial materials

Khan says climate crisis more important than party politics after Ulez victory

London mayor to expand charging zone for drivers after high court win and rejects pressure from Labour leadership to think again

London Ulez: court dismisses challenge by five councils over expansion

Decision is victory for mayor Sadiq Khan, with zone due to be extended at end of August

National Highways accused of ‘systemic failure’ on cycling provision in England

Freedom of information responses on design standards suggest cyclists being ‘endangered’ on shared-use paths

France has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why doesn’t Britain?

These vehicles are lethal to pedestrians, disastrous for the environment and have no place on city streets, says urban transport writer Laura Laker

Ministers should fund ‘proper scrappage scheme’ for Ulez, says Starmer

Labour leader backs mayor’s call for Londoners to get more money to replace vehicles, as party tries to limit electoral fallout

Plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps should be reviewed, says Gove

Levelling up secretary calls for scrutiny of green policy but says ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars is ‘immovable’

Milan mayor backs Sadiq Khan and says London Ulez is an inspiration

Exclusive: Guiseppe Sala says policy on polluting cars in UK capital should be supported by national politicians

As my home city of Athens burns, I can only watch in amazement as sunseekers fly in

Lounging by the pool is at best ill-advised, but for residents daily life has turned into an ordeal

Tata’s gigafactory gives Britain’s battery industry potential at last

The Jaguar Land Rover owner’s new plant should encourage more similar investments in the UK by others