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- 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
- Urgent policies needed to steer countries to net zero, says IEA chief Wed, 31 Mar 21, 5:00pmEconomies are gearing up for return to fossil fuel use instead of forging green recovery, warns Fatih Birol
- Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to raise tax on petrol and diesel Tue, 16 Mar 21, 5:00pmElectric carmaker’s submission to the government said grants for battery powered cars could be revenue-neutral
- New US vehicles must be electric by 2030 to meet climate goals – report Fri, 12 Mar 21, 12:27amJoe Biden needs ‘visionary target’ of cutting US emissions by 60% over 2005 levels
- Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars Mon, 1 Mar 21, 5:00pmAnalysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts
- 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