Huge UK electric car battery factory on ‘life support’ to cut costs

Exclusive: Britishvolt’s 95-hectare site seen as great hope for automotive industry, but construction severely limited until February

The Guardian view on the UK car industry: facing a green moment of truth

Editorial: If a rudderless government continues to stand back, other countries will dominate the electric vehicle revolution

London mayor urged to halt Silvertown tunnel scheme at 11th hour

Green party’s Siân Berry says Sadiq Khan can still change his mind and prevent increase in traffic pollution

Ignore the culture warriors – low traffic neighbourhoods don’t close streets, they liberate them

Some drivers are so enraged they’ve resorted to violence in my home town of Oxford, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Tyre dust: the ‘stealth pollutant’ that’s becoming a huge threat to ocean life

Plastic in the depths: Scientists spent decades on the trail of a mystery toxin killing salmon en masse. A recent breakthrough revealed the culprit

Want an electric car but fear the cost? Here’s how to flick the switch

Make the change without forking out huge sums

Federal government under pressure to increase EV uptake after ACT announces petrol car ban

Electric vehicle advocates and auto industry say Australia needs nationally mandated fuel efficiency standards

Green upgrades could cut UK energy bills by £1,800 a year, finds study

Homeowners can boost property value by average of £10,000, shows research by WWF and ScottishPower

Charging my electric car is a pain as I can’t use BP Pulse credit

At the public charging point my balance is always shown as zero and when it should be £175

The big idea: should cars be banned from cities?

Streets have been optimised for one thing: traffic. A kind of ‘urban rewilding’ could return them to the complex social ecosystems they once were

Electric cars sold in UK passes half a million despite supply chain issues

A fifth of the electric cars on British roads were made by Tesla, the US electric car pioneer

Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories

Party makes promise amid reports UK is falling behind European rivals in production capacity for EVs

Five things we have learned about the UK’s path to net zero

Committee on Climate Change report paints a dire picture of Britain’s progress in reducing farm emissions and homes insulation

‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car

Makers of the €250,000 Lightyear 0 hope to convince drivers it can be a viable climate-friendly alternative

Environmental concerns remain as Toyota files appeal against class action ruling over diesel filters

Car company alleges mistakes of fact and law in appeal against April decision that could result in $2bn damages paid to owners