The left lane on a motorway is for the virtuous and the good. That’s why I love it

How many times do the rest of you need to be told? The middle lane is only for overtaking

UK drivers make claims of ‘incredibly scary’ malfunctions with electric cars

Motorists locked inside their cars, while an NHS doctor said her BMW iX accelerated to 65mph and then crashed

Cruise driverless cars pulled off California roads after safety incidents

DMV cites ‘unreasonable risk to public safety’ from General Motors’ subsidiary amid multiple investigations

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win

From deals on electric cars to solar panels, all sides could benefit from the global green energy transition, says Simone Tagliapietra of the Brussels-based thinktank Bruegel

Man ‘forced to drive electric car into police van’ in Scotland after brakes fail

Brian Morrison says six-month-old car malfunctioned and would not go slower than 15mph on drive home from work

Nissan vows to go all-electric by 2030 despite Sunak delay on petrol ban

Carmaker says it will ‘press ahead’ with plans to achieve 100% EV in Europe and all new models will be entirely electric

Carmakers call on EU to delay 10% tariff on electric vehicle exports

Renault, BMW and Mercedes-Benz among those claiming levy agreed in Brexit deal will hand chunk of market to global firms, including China

The east German town at the centre of the new ‘gold rush’ … for lithium

Refining the metal, which is essential for electric car batteries, in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China

‘It’s an insult’: drivers react to Rishi Sunak’s electric car U-turn

Many feel decision to delay ban of petrol and diesel cars flies in face of environment and industry alike, while some see it as pragmatism

UK carmakers will have to meet electric car sales targets despite Sunak U-turn

Firms call for support as government presses ahead with plan to impose minimum sales quotas in 2024

E.ON boss hits out at Sunak’s plan to row back on net zero policies

PM accused of delaying vital work on transforming UK economy as car industry leaders also condemn plans

How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything

All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it for a road test

The Guardian view on electric vehicles: UK boom could run out of juice before it begins

Editorial: Britain’s transport needs to be low-carbon. State intervention is needed to coordinate the necessary investments to transform society

UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub opens in Birmingham

Up to 180 vehicles can be charged at any one time in as little as 15 minutes at the just-opened Gigahub