National exhaust pipe emissions standards on the cards after government announces plans to limit imports of inefficient second-hand cars
Electric vehicle efforts stepped up as firm looks to build on its hybrid dominance
French deal aims to produce 100,000 electric car batteries a year from 2012
Auto giant reveals plans for solar powered electric car charging stations
Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota jostle for position in the race to crack electric vehicle market
Scheme envisages car batteries being reused as power storage devices
Nation aims to capture 10 per cent of global market for plug-in autos by 2015
All-electric car to sound reminiscent of flying autos from cult sci-fi movie
Loan expected to help finance new electric car manufacturing facilities in the West Midlands
Head of low carbon vehicles at the automaker dismisses suggestion that using power from the grid to recharge electric cars undermines their green credentials