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- Electric car cost advantage over petrol grows amid energy market turmoil Sun, 24 Apr 22, 8:27pmExclusive: Research finds fuel price surge due to war in Ukraine means it now costs £600 less to drive an electric car for a year
- Cars, clothes, carrots … why buy them when you can subscribe? Sun, 30 Jan 22, 3:00amPay-monthly models are catching on across a wide range of businesses – including food and even home insulation
- From flying taxis to painless vaccines: seven businesses to watch this year Sun, 2 Jan 22, 3:00amOur business writers pick their contenders for the headlines in 2022, from startups to venerable high street favourites
- I can’t charge my electric car cheaply because I’m too close to an RAF base Mon, 6 Dec 21, 6:00pmI can’t have Octopus Energy’s Go tariff because the meter would interfere with air force systems
- Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles Fri, 26 Nov 21, 8:00pmEVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
- We Morris drivers are on board with renewables | Letter Sat, 20 Nov 21, 4:09amOwning a classic car doesn’t make you a little Englander or a climate change denier, writes Ian Allen
- World leaders announce plan to make green tech cheaper than alternatives Wed, 3 Nov 21, 1:30amUK, US and China among countries representing two-thirds of global economy to agree to push green energy and cars
- UK’s net zero plan falls short on ambition and funding, say critics Wed, 20 Oct 21, 4:55amGovernment says strategy would create 440,000 jobs, but Treasury warns taxes may need to rise to fund changes
- UK government reveals net zero plan it says will create up to 440,000 jobs Wed, 20 Oct 21, 1:01amLong-awaited plan aims to expand electric car use and windfarms and commits £120m to new nuclear plant
- The UK’s 2035 net zero electricity target: how could it be achieved? Tue, 5 Oct 21, 4:00pmDecarbonisation plan, with almost 40% of power sourced from fossil fuels, is a monumental challenge
- Leading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an electric car? Wed, 28 Jul 21, 3:00pmNew petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One writer finds out
- UK government backs scheme for motorway cables to power lorries Wed, 28 Jul 21, 1:55amE-highway study given £2m to draw up plans for overhead electric cables on motorway near Scunthorpe
- Rising oil price may speed shift to electric vehicles, says energy watchdog Tue, 13 Jul 21, 10:21pmIEA analysis offers hope for climate action but says inflated oil price may slow global economic recovery from Covid-19
- Electric cars: switching tariff could save £300-plus a year Sat, 12 Jun 21, 8:00pmMany motorists charging their vehicle at home don’t even know special cost-cutting deals exist
- Britain’s electric car charging network boosted by £300m funding Tue, 25 May 21, 12:51amOfgem to build infrastructure for 3,550 new ultra-rapid charging points on motorways and in towns