Automotive

Rival ride hailing apps both announce partnerships with China's Baidu to trial fully electric, self-driving vehicles in London next year, subject to regulatory approval

Industry on course to hit the regulatory target for 28 per cent of UK car sales to be electric in 2025, ECIU analysis suggests

Pioneering green transport NGO to become part of a new group led by clean energy think tank Ember

New package would drop planned ban, requiring manufacturers to instead cut tailpipe emissions 90 per cent by 2035 while ramping up investment in clean technologies

Next generation Nissan LEAF becomes first new high-volume EV to be produced in the UK since 2020, supporting 6,000 jobs in the process

New study reveals over €82bn is being invested in Europe's new face of gigafactories, but developers could face lower than expected demand if Brussels slows the transition to electric vehicles

Surge in electric and plug-in hybrid car adoption is increasingly eating into fossil fuel demand, Ember analysis claims

Kemi Badenoch says a Tory government would axe 'well-meaning but ultimately destructive' plan to end the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2030

Reports suggest Brussels is planning to weaken auto emissions standards to allow for sale of some petrol and diesel models beyond 2035

Automaker replaces magnesium with hybrid of fibre-reinforced plastic and steel, in a move that will cut carbon emissions equivalent to the average energy use of around 17,000 homes