UK-wide parking app may be out of road after government funding withdrawn Five-year-old platform intended to make drivers’ lives easier will only be supported until the end of March
Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting Demonstrations across the US against tycoon’s ties to Trump highlight potential risks to firm’s reputation and sales
EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
EV drivers spend extra £85m on VAT when using public chargers Industry says ‘pavement tax’ due to disparity in VAT rates is holding back transition away from fossil fuels
Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV fast-charging station program
Tesla sees disappointing fourth-quarter earnings amid declining car deliveries Despite disappointing sales and delivery figures, the company’s stock price has doubled in the past year
How Trump tariffs could upend car markets in Europe, the US and China Levies threaten exporters to US market, while scrapping of subsidies will hit EV sales – and Tesla could gain
Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars
UK to introduce digital driving licences to ‘transform public services’ The digital option will be made available through a government app, but will not be mandatory
BT axes EV charger scheme after installing just one out of 60,000 Telecoms company hoped to convert roadside cabinets into charge points but will now shut down its sole installation
Amazon makes ‘largest ever’ UK order of electric trucks to cut carbon emissions Online retailer will also begin its first large-scale deliveries by train and trial heavy post-style carts
Osamu Suzuki obituary Suzuki chairman who over half a century grew the company into one of the world’s largest car and motorcycle manufacturers
‘It’s buzzing here’: Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay The tech scene is booming in the US’s largest Black-majority city, with foreign investment and a recent population boost
Record number of electric cars were sold in UK during 2024 Environmental groups urge government to keep tougher green targets as industry argues they are unsustainable