UK-backed battery firm Britishvolt considers entering administration Company struggling to find investors willing to fund effort to build giant £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in north-east
End of the road for Ford Fiesta: UK’s all-time bestselling car halts production Owners mourn ‘modern-day classic’ as last factory in Germany switches to new electric models
100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move Exclusive: Efficiency recommendations of experts rejected in European Commission ‘Euro 7’ proposals
Beach balls and lime green loos: a brief stop at Britain’s worst services A survey put the eastbound M62 Hartshead Moor services at the bottom of the pile. Our writer went to find out why
There’s lithium in them thar hills – but fears grow over US ‘white gold’ boom The treasured mineral is critical for electric vehicles and could help slow global heating, but locals worry about the harmful extraction near tribal land
MPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss PM urged to increase windfarm capacity and expand energy company obligation to make more homes efficient
A California measure would tax the rich to fund electric vehicles. Why is the governor against it? Proposition 30 would raise up to $5bn annually to help buy zero-emission cars, trucks and buses; Newsom calls it a ‘Trojan horse’
Inflation and soaring bills putting brakes on switch to electric vehicles in UK RAC says one in seven drivers want EV as next car and one in three want hybrid model but cost of living crisis is delaying move
Electric vehicles just 3.39% of new Australian car sales despite sharp increase, report says EV Council figures show uptake lags behind other countries with carmakers opting to send stock to faster-growing markets
Multimillion-pound UK road scheme facing legal action on climate grounds Campaigners say DfT was wrong to only assess emissions against national carbon budget
California wants everyone to drive EVs. How will low-income people afford them? The state has several programs in place to assist residents – but they’re already running out of funds
Amazon to up electric fleet by thousands across UK and continent The investment in vehicles includes the installation of fast charging points and ‘micromobility hubs’
The American EV boom is about to begin. Does the US have the power to charge it? States have plans to ban gas-powered cars and the White House wants chargers along highways, but implementation is a challenge
Electric car subscription service Onto is slow sorting my insurance claim It took a £1,000 excess upfront, although it has the numberplate information it asked for
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