UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota lobbied against zero emission vehicle mandate, documents show
Record number of EVs registered in western Europe across last quarter Nearly 600,000 BEVs hit the road as carmakers such as Renault and Stellantis attract more price-sensitive buyers
UK car drivers: share your memories and photos of your convertible We would like to hear from people who have, or previously had, a convertible car
Chinese carmakers led by BYD report big rises in UK sales in July Data also shows the overall British market contracted, with America’s Tesla suffering a 59% slump
Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips South Korean tech company will produce carmaker’s next-generation semiconductors at new plant in Texas
Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y
UK government announces £63m funding for EV charging infrastructure Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared
English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles
EU may as well be ‘province of China’ due to reliance on imports, says industrialist Stefan Scherer, boss of AMG Lithium, says Europe must become more self-sufficient in critical raw materials and new technologies
BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain
‘They’re living in fantasy land’: Uber to trial self-driving taxis in London next spring Partnership with Wayve will use cars without a human safety driver onboard for the first time in Europe
UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash Electric carmaker sold 36% fewer cars year on year in May as it loses ground to China’s BYD and other rivals
UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate
UK-wide parking app to be rolled out by industry bodies after pilot scheme National Parking Platform, where motorists can pay for all parking on single app, to launch ‘as soon as possible’
Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivals