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- Britishvolt: how Britain’s bright battery future fell flat Sat, 21 Jan 23, 3:49amStartup that hoped to transform UK car production was once valued at more than £800m, but collapsed worth a tiny fraction of that
- Northvolt v Britishvolt: clarity v confusion in the great electric car battery race | Nils Pratley Thu, 12 Jan 23, 12:05amFast action in global gigafactory race is happening outside UK, as Swedish pacesetter shows
- From super scooters to smarter meters: six firms to watch in 2023 Sun, 1 Jan 23, 3:00amTimes are tough for businesses old and new, but the pace of change in many sectors this year will be relentless
- 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
- Climate activists ‘disrupt supplies from three oil terminals in England’ Sun, 10 Apr 22, 11:58pmJust Stop Oil says action will affect fuel availability at petrol pumps across south-east and Midlands
- Car-free Sundays? IEA sets out 10-point plan to reduce global oil demand Sat, 19 Mar 22, 1:14amEnergy watchdog says measures could help cut oil usage by 2.7m barrels a day within four months
- 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
- 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
- Make historic campaign to ban leaded petrol ‘blueprint to phase out coal’, says UN Wed, 1 Sep 21, 4:00pmHailing end to toxic fuel additive, Guterres says same commitment is needed to eliminate other pollutants
- 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