Automotive
Brits buy an electric car every nine minutes
Latest data from Go UItra Low reveals 60,000 electric cars were registered in the UK last year, as market grew 19 per cent
Reports: Toyota and Panasonic prepare battery manufacturing joint venture
Nikkei reports auto and tech giants are preparing to deepen electric vehicle partnership
BNEF: Electric cars greener 'even when powered by coal'
Electric vehicles are already better for environment than fossil fuel cars, but EV emissions will fall further as world shifts away from coal, research finds
Nissan revs up latest electric van
New NV300 Concept van turns electric vehicle into a mobile workshop
Off-grid EV charging? AFC Energy unveils mobile hydrogen fuel cell system
AFC Energy unveils off-grid EV charging system which it claims is first in the world powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology
'Shaping the next era of mobility': VW and Ford launch electric vehicle focused alliance
As Volvo announces latest EV technology investment, VW and Ford team up in a bid to accelerate clean tech drive
Clean Air Strategy: The reaction
Green trade bodies and campaign groups respond to the government's latest attempt to strengthen its Clean Air Strategy
New air pollution plans improve on EU rules, government claims
UK proposals include new regulations on farmers, wood-burning stoves and diesel cars
Nissan Leaf: How an electric vehicle won over this automotive agnostic
James Murray spends a week with a Nissan Leaf and finds that while challenges remain for the EV revolution, the car itself is truly astounding
Plug&Charge: Hubject aims to streamline EV charging by turning cars into 'virtual credit cards'
Hubject teams up with VW subsidiary Electrify America to deliver new charging system that charges EV customers as soon as they plug in
Car sharing platform Turo eyes UK expansion with easyCar Club acquisition
US peer-to-peer car hire app service adds easyCar Club's 80,000 customers to its roster as it sets sights on further UK expansion
'Electric life': VW to launch energy supply division
'Volkswagen is going to force the pace of the urgently needed transport and energy transition to emission-neutral e-mobility'
Geely puts LEVC at heart of global electric commercial vehicle plans
But plans to produce electric vans at LEVC's Coventry factory have been shelved until 'early 2020s' amid Brexit market headwinds
From Abu Dhabi to Colombia, electric buses take to the streets
Masdar to deliver first all-electric bus service in the Middle East, as BYD continues Latin American expansion drive
Going nowhere fast
UK road transport emissions are rising, EV sales are lagging behind leading markets, and the government is busy creating traffic jams
Tesla to slash price of US electric cars by $2,000
EV giant cuts price of Model S, Model X, and Model 3 cars in response to reduction of US federal EV tax credit
Carmakers criticise 'unrealistic' EU plan to slash vehicle emissions
Anger over intended 37.5 per cent cut for new cars but environmental groups say it is not enough
California regulators pass major electric bus mandate
Advocates of the regulation are calling it 'historic' and a rule that could help accelerate the electrification of heavy duty vehicle fleets
Tyson gears up for test drive of emerging, emissions-busting engine
Work on the 'opposed piston' design from Achates Power, which dramatically cuts nitrogen oxide pollution, has been backed by federal and state grants
Volvo's radical attempt to redefine car ownership is surprising popular
Mobility services are all the rage, as Volvo's recent appearance at the LA Auto Show proved
Government sets EV 'smart' charger deadline
DfT sets July 2019 date for all subsidised home charge points to is aimed at boosting EV technology and uptake in the UK while also cutting down on energy bills
EU ordered to strengthen car emissions tests in 'landmark' court ruling
General Court of the EU orders reversal to decision that allowed carmakers to exceed emissions limits by up to 110 per cent during on-road tests
Hyundai revs up $6.7bn fuel cell vision
Auto giant reveals ambitious plan to hugely increase fuel cell production capacity
