Automotive
Volvo U-turns from 'shrinking' fossil fuel car business with pledge to go all-electric by 2030
Swedish company announces new direction as study from Which? warns carmakers are overstating the fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrid vehicles a
'Simply no comparison': Fossil fuel cars produce 300 times more waste than EVs, study finds
Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds
UK has 'long way to go' to build purely electric car market, spending watchdog warns
National Audit Office calls for long-term, joined-up strategy from the government to ensure every car on the road produces zero emissions by 2050
Boost for biofuels as E10 petrol given green light across UK
Government claims using higher proportion of bioethanol in petrol can help cut car CO2 while boosting jobs across the biofuel sector
Michelin and Bridgestone accelerate green tyre innovations
Michelin sets goal for 100 per cent sustainable tyres by 2050, as Bridgestone unveils latest ultra-durable tyre product
Inside the UK's largest domestic vehicle-to-grid project
Ovo's technology arm Kaluza provides BusinessGreen with a fresh look at the platform behind Project Sciurus, the world's largest domestic vehicle to grid project
Arrival teams up with First Bus to trial battery-electric buses on UK roads
Partnership will see Arrival's electric buses trialled on UK roads for the first time later this year
Mitie sets sights on net zero supply chain by 2035
Energy services firm unveils clutch of 2021 climate goals and promises to set science-based target to reduce its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions to net zero
British Gas commits to all-electric UK road fleet by 2025
British Gas has so far ordered a total of 3,000 Vauxhall e-vans as it works towards fully electrifying its 12,000-vehicle fleet by 2025
Swerving a car-based recovery: Go-Ahead's Katy Taylor on how buses can drive a green transport revolution
As the bus sector waits for the government's much-anticipated national bus strategy, Go-Ahead's chief strategy and customer officer explains how buses could play a starring role in the UK's net zero emissions journey
Bentley Motors partners with researchers to rev up rare earth magnet recycling
Rare earth magnet recycling project aims to develop materials for luxury automaker's electric and hybrid vehicle ranges
LowCVP becomes Zemo as race to electrify road transport gathers pace
Green vehicle advocacy group LowCVP is updating its focus from low-carbon to zero-carbon vehicles, as Ford becomes the latest auto giant to beef up its electric vehicle plans
'The EV revolution is underway': Number of EVs on roads operated by EV100 firms doubled in 2020
Corporate fleet electrification initiative celebrates landmark year, as it reveals the number of EVs deployed by its members is set to hit 4.8 million by 2030
Green ambulance? NHS plots hydrogen-fuelled prototype for London
Government-funded project aims to deliver prototype zero emission vehicle to London Ambulance Service NHS Trust later this year
Reinventing the car industry: Transparency as a driver for change
All electric vehicle manufacturers should disclose their production-related impact, argues Polestar's Fredrika Klarén
Coventry Council touts plans for battery 'gigafactory' at local airport site
Securing a factory for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries is seen as key for the UK's post-Brexit net zero agenda
'Bonkers savings': NatWest and Octopus Energy debut discounted EV charging package
Bundle to offer customers discounted EV charge point installations, as well as access to Octopus Energy's flexible tariffs and EV roaming network
Wood Mackenzie: Around half of global vehicle sales in 2050 will be zero emission
Analyst cautions that demand for fossil fuel from automotive market will only drop by 24 per cent by 2050, despite bullish predictions for EV market
'Lacks ambition': MPs urge government to step up efforts to tackle air pollution
Latest report from the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee warns the UK's current strategy to combat air pollution needs to be beefed up
Ford and Porsche both ramp up multi-billion euro EV investment plans
US motor giant Ford almost doubles its EV investment plans, while Porsche says 80 per cent of its vehicles sold will be electric in 2030, as European EV market accelerates
'Progressive and environmental': How can the UK grow its second-hand EV market?
New report from Bright Blue sets out a number of proposals for how the UK can rapidly expand its electric car market, from grants for buying secondhand electric vehicles to a new electric mandate for all government fleets
'It doesn't have to be this way': Could surging demand for EV batteries supercharge human rights fears?
Electric vehicle sales growth is generally cheered by environmentalists - but according to a new report from Amnesty International credible concerns remain over the potential for environmental harm and human rights abuses in the supply chain of the fast-expanding...
Ocado Zoom to test electric and pedal-powered grocery deliveries in West London
Fleet of electric refrigerated vans, refrigerated electric assisted vehicles, and pedal-powered cargo bikes to help slash emissions for the delivery service
The carbon choreographer: Mahindra Group's Anirban Ghosh on building a carbon neutral business empire
The chief sustainability officer tells BusinessGreen how the Indian business group is steering more than 150 companies behind a 2040 carbon neutrality goal
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