Tesla investors brace for global sales data amid consumer backlash over Elon Musk
First-quarter deliveries will be significantly down, say analysts, with the CEO and his links with Donald Trump the ‘core toxic issue’
‘Love the car, not the CEO’: how Europe’s Tesla owners feel about their cars – and Elon Musk
Some voice regret over Musk’s backing of Trump, but others say CEO’s views do not detract from the car’s appeal
Ministers may siphon off stalled £950m fund for motorway chargers
Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grants
The Guardian view on China’s EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises
Editorial: BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines
Chinese EV maker BYD says fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank
BYD unveils platform with charging power of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s supercharging
What is EV maker BYD and can its batteries really charge in five minutes?
The Chinese carmaker’s shares have jumped as investors speculated it could outdo Elon Musk’s Tesla
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs
Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives
Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’
EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’
‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points
Committee warns of serious injustice to disabled motorists and those reliant on public chargers
All the executive orders Trump has signed so far
The president has signed orders to ban gender transitions for people under 19, end birthright citizenship and more
Quarter of England’s strategic A-roads have electric car charging ‘cold spots’
Affected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30
UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study
Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects
Tesla’s UK sales rise despite threat of backlash over Musk’s political role
Sales of battery-powered cars jumped in February, with Model 3 and Model Y most popular after Mini Cooper
EU gives carmakers ‘breathing space’ on pollution target as EV sales slump
Environmental groups say two-year grace period allowed by Ursula von der Leyen ‘rewards laggard’ manufacturers