Electric car insurance in UK ‘is £45 less than for petrol or diesel vehicle’

Comparethemarket.com analysis shows electric car drivers were charged an average of £566

Scrap Thames tunnel or lose our support, activists tell Sadiq Khan

Campaigners and Labour youth groups urge London mayor to shelve plan for £2bn Silvertown tunnel

Startup joins forces with ride-hailing app to produce cars designed for use by Uber drivers

Under existing climate policies, electric vehicles could wipe out use of 2m barrels a day of diesel and petrol

Objectors say relief road contradicts council’s net zero target and will damage local wildlife sites

About 31,800 battery electric cars were sold in Britain in first three months of 2021

One thing is clear: there is virtually no evidence that low-traffic neighbourhood schemes hold up emergency vehicles

Nearly half of cars have imbalanced wheels, data shows, with slight misalignment hugely affecting tyre wear

China dominates supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to modern technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority

Rapid electrification could save drivers $2.7tn by 2050 as cost of batteries to fall and recharge points to increase

Only a third of business flyers expect to return to same level of air travel as before coronavirus pandemic

Exclusive: Experts in court challenge to £27bn programme say official emissions calculations dramatically underestimate figures

Peter Rawlinson says Lucid, which is about to list for $24bn, has drawn interest from big carmakers

Economies are gearing up for return to fossil fuel use instead of forging green recovery, warns Fatih Birol

‘The economics are going to drive EV adoption,’ company founder says, citing petrol costs