Transport & Environment

Long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan aims to make public transport, walking and cycling 'natural first choice' for UK journeys

Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds

But Transport & Environment warns EU car CO2 targets need to be more ambitious to avoid EV sales growth slowing from 2022

The elimination of Benefit In Kind tax for company car drivers using an electric vehicle has since April driven a boom in EV leasing, according to Octopus Electric Vehicles

Pure electric vehicle sales are up 664 per cent since 2016 while diesel sales are down 75 per cent through the same period, according to SMMT

Europe overtook China for government and industry investment in electric cars and batteries last year, analysis suggests

European Parliament adopts resolution calling for EU coronavirus recovery fund that prioritises net zero and the Paris Agreement

Group led by Transport & Environment urges EU to prioritise green investment in coronavirus response, as new report slams scale of British banks' interest in fossil fuels

Research by Transport & Environment assessed road CO2 as well as impact of electricity, battery production and power plant construction