‘All the bones are there’: could a new electric vehicle be built in Australia?
With the right incentives, many believe Australia can still ride the electric revolution, reviving its car industry and slashing emissions at the same time
Airbus reveals planes sold in last two years will emit over 1bn tonnes of CO2
Landmark emissions disclosures cover 22-year lifetime of 1,429 aircraft sold in 2019 and 2020
SUVs and extra traffic cancelling out electric car gains in Britain
Auditors say emissions down just 1% since 2011 and target of zero emissions by 2050 is a long way off
Fifth HS2 protester leaves Euston tunnel
Larch Maxey’s exit leaves four in tunnel, as judge grants possession order to HS2
Electric busmaker Arrival schedules first UK road trial
Pilot for First Group this autumn part of EV maker’s rapid expansion before New York IPO
Australia risks being left behind in petrol-fuelled ‘parallel world’ as other countries embrace electric cars
Morrison government’s inaction is driving away chance to build a new low-emissions economy, industry experts say
Ford plans for all cars sold in Europe to be electric by 2030
US firm to spend $1bn converting plant in Cologne to become its first electric vehicle facility in Europe
Coventry to seek planning permission for electric car battery ‘gigafactory’
Council identifies site near city’s airport and hopes production will start by 2025
JLR to make Jaguar brand electric-only by 2025
Carmaker also says it will abandon petrol vehicles entirely by middle of next decade
UK government’s own climate laws may halt roadbuilding plans
Analysis: campaigners argue that, as with Heathrow, climate obligations should make £27bn scheme unviable
£27bn roads plan in doubt after Shapps overrode official advice
Exclusive: transport secretary dismissed guidance calling for review of environmental impact
‘Quite a calm koala’: marsupial gets behind the wheel after being rescued from Australian freeway
Adelaide woman Nadia Tugwell put the koala in her car after it caused a multi-vehicle crash by ‘stomping’ on to the freeway
‘Do-nothing document’: Australian electric vehicle strategy lets emissions keep rising
Paper does not include policies to make it more affordable to buy EVs or a phase-out date for the sale of new fossil fuel cars
Make oil firms install electric car chargers in petrol stations, says thinktank
Proposals to accelerate electric car rollout also call for grants towards buying secondhand electric vehicles
Pollutionwatch: how smart braking could help cut electric car emissions
Extra battery weight of electric cars means ways must be found to cut particulate emissions