‘A bit like The Great Escape’: activists hold out in Euston tunnel HS2 protesters describe how they built tunnel, as officials warn of danger from gas and water pipes
HS2 protesters hope to occupy Euston tunnel for weeks Tunnel was secretly constructed to prevent next phase of work on HS2 high speed rail link
Ovo to launch ‘half-price’ electric vehicle charging tariff New Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims
Net zero, saving koalas and forest wars: the crucial environment battles looming in Australia With the Morrison government looking increasingly isolated on climate policy and under pressure to fix conservation laws, will 2021 bring change?
Netflix still several steps ahead in strategy for wooing subscribers Many thought the streaming service would come unstuck with its debt-fuelled growth, but the pandemic changed that
How creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears – and even crabs Sweden’s announcement this week that it is to build a series of animal bridges is the latest in global efforts to help wildlife navigate busy roads
The Guardian view on electric cars: greener roads are good Editorial: Technological advances combined with tough emissions targets are bringing the end of petrol and diesel traffic into view
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption Sales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy
Silvertown tunnel an ‘assault on health’ of locals, warn doctors Group of GPs and other health experts say planned Thames tunnel will increase pollution in the area
Global sales of electric cars accelerate fast in 2020 despite pandemic Sales of electric cars rose by 43% while overall car sales slumped by a fifth last year
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Norway’s electric car drive belies national reliance on fossil fuels Two-thirds of sales at end of 2020 were battery electric vehicles despite dependence on oil and gas drilling
‘He’s a risk-taker’: Germans divided over Elon Musk’s new GigaFactory The Tesla project will put Grünheide on the map, but some say it is doing ‘irreversible’ harm to the environment
UK carmakers have three years to source local electric car batteries Brexit deal means from 2024 batteries not containing 50% local materials face EU tariffs
Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic The manufacturer delivered 499,550 cars in 2020, thanks to an end-of-year sales bump