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
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
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate? Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority
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
From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their ‘batteries on wheels’
‘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
What we know so far about Tropical Cyclone Alfred: when and where it will hit, school closures, category now and suburbs at risk People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its path
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
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
UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory
‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin