EVs to cost more under a Coalition government, after Dutton’s apparent backflip on popular tax break

Polestar says Dutton’s move shows ‘a complete lack of understanding of the significant cost-of-living, climate and health benefits of EVs’

Motorists ‘could save £850 a year by choosing an electric car over a hybrid’

Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank says

Coalition’s claim that fuel efficiency standard would raise prices based on car no longer on sale

Questions arise over election proposal to axe penalties for high-emitting cars after revelations Toyota RAV4 model used in analysis has been discontinued

Trump signs orders to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open

Move aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists call it a step back

Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions

Transport secretary says overhaul in response to Trump tariffs supports car firms and climate goals

‘Polluting’ Silvertown tunnel is already out of date despite just opening, say campaigners

Victoria Rance says the ‘1970s technology’ will cause pollution that will damage health for decades, but London mayor and TfL claim it will reduce congestion

The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay

If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more

Is the Silvertown tunnel a bridge to the future or a step backwards?

As the £2.2bn tunnel prepares to open, opinions are divided: will it reduce congestion, or is it a relic of transport planning that worsens pollution?

Leading the charge: how a drive for electric vehicles is cleaning up Nepal

With air pollution causing a fifth of deaths in Nepal, growing EV use could add two years to Kathmandu residents’ lives

More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space

Campaign network calls on government to prioritise smaller cars and introduce higher charges for SUV owners

Trapped with a Tesla: my dream car has become a living nightmare

I bought it to be part of a greener future, but that was before Musk proved so awful. I’d sell it now, but prices have dropped, says the secret Tesla driver

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

Coalition may rethink rules that push car-makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians

Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales

No 10 shrugs off Trump envoy’s claim that Starmer’s Ukraine policy amounts to posturing – as it happened

Downing Street says PM focusing on ‘bringing durable peace in Ukraine’ after Steve Witkoff’s comments