Automotive
Bridgestone and Lightyear team up for long-range solar powered car venture
The electric vehicle boasts an 'unprecedented' 725km range powered by solar roof panels and is set for launch to market later in 2021
Toyota unveils EV line up, announces 'carbon neutrality' goal
Japanese auto giant sets target to become carbon neutral by 2050, as it promises to launch 15 new battery electric models by 2025
CBI: Clean Air Zones can deliver economic boost to cities in wake of Covid
Clean Air Zones deliver an average 18 per cent reduction in polluting nitrogen oxide in cities that will significantly reduce local rates of pollution-related illness, new research finds
EV driver survey raises alarm over public charge point frustrations, as industry warns of smart charging barriers
EV drivers want contactless payments and clearer charge point pricing, Electric Vehicle Association poll suggests
'Zap Flash': Good Energy to offer electric vehicle drivers free power
Good Energy becomes latest energy supplier to introduce innovative time of use tariff that promises to slash EV recharging costs
Liberty Charge kicks off national EV infrastructure rollout
First project from Zouk Capital and Liberty Global backed venture sees 20 on street charge points installed across the London borough of Waltham Forest
Chelsea tractors: Are car advertisers pushing city dwellers to buy carbon intensive SUVs?
Fresh analysis suggests 'Chelsea tractor' stereotype holds true with gas-guzzling SUV sales largely concentrated in UK towns and cities
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme for businesses
Participants can save almost £14,500 through the scheme, which offers EV models from Tesla and Jaguar among others, Octopus Electric Vehicles claims
Polestar targets 'world's first' offset-free carbon neutral electric car by 2030
The Swedish EV innovator revealed the goal in its first annual review, at which it also revealed plans to publish the full carbon footprint of its latest Polestar 2 vehicle
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales reach new UK market share record
Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved combined 14 per cent market share in March, SMMT figures show
Volkswagen mocked as automaker sows confusion with April Fools' Day name-change
VW spokespeople have revealed plans - unveiled just yesterday - to rename US branch 'Voltswagen' were a marketing stunt
Volkswagen of America to rebrand as 'Voltswagen' in green marketing push
All electric vehicles sold in the US roads will be brandished with Voltswagen name, company confirms
From ZEBRA to Faraday: Government promises bus and battery funding boost
New funding announced for zero emission buses and green automotive R&D
SMMT calls for 'fairer incentives' to encourage drivers to make switch to EV
SMMT CEO Mike Hawes warns the EV revolution has so far been for 'fleets, not families' and has called on the government to improve its support for private buyers
'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up
Arrival’s president and chief strategy officer Avinash Rugoobur sits down with BusinessGreen to expand on the newly listed company's ambitious plans and its pioneering new approach to EV production
'Green and red together': Labour steps up critique of a government 'asleep at the wheel' of the green recovery
Ed Miliband is to unveil sweeping plans for an electric vehicle revolution, as opposition accuses government of delivering a badly 'underpowered' green industrial strategy
Report: Shelving clean air plans could load costs on to northern cities
Green Alliance estimates multi-million pound environmental, economic and health benefits for regions which implement clean air zones
'Build back greener': Government announces £54m funding boost for electric trucks and hydrogen buses
Three projects across the UK aimed at cutting emissions from heavy transport to share government-led funding
'So far off track': UK air pollution data prompts court action warning
ClientEarth urges government to overhaul Clean Air Strategy as figures show UK is still off track for meeting a raft of legal targets
Government cuts plug-in car grants from £3,000 to £2,500
Department for Transport says trimming grant payments and tightening eligibility will allow grant scheme to support more motorists who want to switch to electric models
VW reveals plans for six new battery factories across Europe by 2030
The race to secure vehicle battery supplies is heating up, as the world's biggest car firms prepare to go electric
'The transport of choice': Government unveils £3bn bus strategy to help curb car use
Prime Minister claims strategy will help ‘level up’ regional inequalities, but Labour argues plans do not go far enough to reinstate services after decade cuts
Ecotricity and GRIDSERVE team up in bid to turbocharge Electric Highway
Deal will see GRIDSERVE take a 25 per cent stake in Ecotricity's national charging network
Nissan plots 20MW solar farm to power EV production at Sunderland plant
Japanese automaker has unveiled plans to more than double on-site renewables capacity at its flagship plant in North-East England
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