Electric cars: deadline nears to claim home charging grant
Funds are designed to give up to £350 towards cost of buying and installing a home charging point
UK cuts grants for electric vehicles for second time in a year
Subsidy available will fall from £2,500 to £1,500 – half the sum available to buyers at the start of the year
How a myth about London bike lanes and congestion took off
Analysis: delving into news stories linking congestion with cycle lanes shows how troubling myths can escape into the wild
What is urea and AdBlue, and why does a worldwide shortage threaten Australia’s supply chain?
How China’s export ban could force diesel trucks that need the AdBlue exhaust fluid off the road and lead to higher food prices
SA premier advised to close border with New South Wales; Katherine lockdown extended– as it happened
All the day’s news as it happened
‘No easy fix’: polar bear capital of the world turns to electric transporters to save the bears
The move comes as Churchill, Canada, remained ice free for the first time in years, resulting in less feeding time for its population of polar bears
US lags in electric vehicle sales despite Biden administration’s push
Electric cars will make up just 4% of American sales in 2021, compared with 9% in China and 14% in Europe
Nissan to invest £13bn on speeding switch to electric cars
Sunderland plant to play key role as carmaker says it will introduce 23 ‘electrified’ models by 2030
Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous
Easy rider? We’ll miss the roar, but electric motorbikes can’t kill our road romance
For bikers, combustive power is one of the thrills of a long-haul trip. But flat batteries and charging points will just become part of exciting new journeys
Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles
EVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
Plan for car chargers in all new homes in England ‘will make access exclusive’
Industry leaders say Boris Johnson’s plan risks leaving behind motorists from poorer areas
Watchdog overturns ban on advert of Land Rover in forest
Activists say ad could encourage driving in ecologically sensitive areas and accuse ASA of bias
Hope on two wheels: plan to turn section of A12 into cycle park
Campaigners are pushing for a redundant 2½-mile stretch of dual carriageway in Essex to become a country park with cycling facilities
Wanted: 100,000 pioneers for a green jobs Klondike in the Arctic
Europe’s newest industrial megaprojects are relocating to the far north of Sweden. But are curling, wild reindeer and the northern lights enough to convince workers to follow?