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- Ovo to launch 'half-price' electric vehicle charging tariff Wed, 27 Jan 21, 6:57amNew Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims
- Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced Tue, 19 Jan 21, 5:30pmExclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
- The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret – podcast Mon, 11 Jan 21, 11:00pmThe race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale....
- Electric cars are not perfect, but they are a good start | Letters Mon, 14 Dec 20, 4:55amThe use of lithium in rechargeable vehicle batteries is problematic but this shouldn’t derail attempts to decarbonise our environment, writes Jamie Adam, while Jim Grozier believes we need infrastructure that discourages...
- The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret Tue, 8 Dec 20, 5:00pmThe race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale
- UK's first all-electric car charging forecourt opens in Essex Mon, 7 Dec 20, 11:01amClean energy firm Gridserve has plans for more than 100 such sites over next five years
- Is £12bn enough to get UK on track for net zero carbon emissions? Thu, 19 Nov 20, 3:18amSome say proposed public funding is too little while others say key is galvanising private capital
- The Guardian view on Johnson's green jobs plan: the right way to start | Editorial Thu, 19 Nov 20, 6:16amThe prime minister has correctly identified the challenge, but his record invites doubt that he can turn his rhetoric into reality
- Are electric cars on a road to nowhere? | Letters Sat, 26 Sep 20, 1:44amReaders respond to George Monbiot’s warning that electric vehicles are not the solution to the UK’s pollution and transport problems
- Candelas hydrofoil boat is the worlds first electric speedboat Wed, 23 Sep 20, 12:30amCandela is a Sweden-based start-up company on a mission to switch the world’s marine transport industry to electric power. Now, the company has announced its new hydrofoil boat, the Candela Seven, as the world’s first...
- Lithium find in Cornwall spurs hopes of regeneration Thu, 17 Sep 20, 7:41pmDiscovery of high-grade metal used for electric car batteries ‘could be enough to meet total future UK demand’
- AGL bets on electric vehicles subscription service to boost Australia's uptake Wed, 9 Sep 20, 7:32amEnergy company will provide car, charging station as well as insurance and registration for flat fee, as research points to upfront cost as deterrent
- 'E-highways' could slash UK road freight emissions, says study Mon, 27 Jul 20, 3:00pmSystem of overhead cables and adapted lorries could pay for itself within 15 years
- Battery firm chooses Welsh site for Britain's first gigafactory Fri, 17 Jul 20, 3:45pmStartup firm Britishvolt, serving energy storage and electric cars, plans 30GWh battery plant at Bro Tathan
- NSW government awards $1m grant to develop ‘flying car’ Fri, 10 Jul 20, 3:30amTesting facility for zero-emissions four-passenger electric aircraft expected to be built in Narromine within the year