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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- '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
- Transport slump during lockdown reduced Australia's carbon pollution by 7% in April, but experts warn of rebound Thu, 2 Jul 20, 10:00amExclusive: An audit shows the drop in carbon pollution was due to a decline in sales of fuel for light vehicles and domestic aviation
- Ministers doing little to achieve 2050 emissions target, say top scientists Sat, 25 Jan 20, 5:38amExperts call for sweeping policy changes and warn against Heathrow expansion
- Australia's climate response among the worst in the G20, report finds Mon, 11 Nov 19, 4:34pmBrown to Green report highlights Australia’s poor response on deforestation, transport, energy supply and carbon pricing