All news on the topic: Electric cars

Downing Street is striving to secure agreements on steel and electric cars with the EU as it aims to strengthen the post-Brexit economic relationship.

Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal.

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected a $1tn (£765bn) pay deal for Elon Musk in a shareholder vote to decide his future at Tesla.

Drivers using electric vehicles (EVs) could face a new pay-per-mile tax in Rachel Reeves’s Budget, according to reports.

Volkswagen is to pause production at two of its plants in Germany because of weak demand for fully electric cars.

Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program.

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce will expand its Goodwood factory and global headquarters to meet the growing demand for bespoke models.

The UK motor industry is being consulted over how the phasing-out of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 will work, the government has announced.

National Audit Office says government on track to install 300,000 charge points by 2030 but areas outside south-east risk missing out

Elon Musk’s electric car firm Tesla pushed the government to make petrol car drivers "pay more" in the days after Labour won the general election.

Bosch, the world’s biggest car parts supplier, has said it will cut thousands of jobs, blaming a slower-than-expected transition to electric, software-controlled vehicles.

Road safety agency opens evaluation over reported collisions in low visibility

Electric vehicles that have been flooded with saltwater are being treated as a potential fire hazard in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

There are just 300 electric HGVs in the 500,000-strong lorry fleet – and only one public charging point, says RHA.

Merseyside Police have confirmed a man has been arrested in relation to an incident on the M62 last week in which officers had to ram a car to a halt when its brakes failed

As terrified motorists share horror stories of being 'kidnapped' by their electronic cars, the Mirror examines the hidden dangers of modern vehicles and smart technology

An 'electrical fault' on an electrical car on the M62 stopped the car from being able to brake, forcing police to step in and causing heavy delays on the motorway and surrounding roads

Electric vehicle drivers have called for "unnecessary and unfair" VAT rates to be slashed over a charging "injustice" - with experts are calling on the government to make changes

The group saw used car prices decrease between October and December as values tumbled following steep gains in the previous few years

The grant was scrapped in 2022 after being cut by 70% - but Fiat says the government is making it harder to reach its own electric vehicle targets

Over three-quarters of older drivers feel electric vehicles are too expensive - while two-thirds of all motorists wrongly believe there are not enough charging stations around the UK

Nearly one in six Brits have picked up Korean ingredients from the supermarket - with Korean fried chicken named as the dish they are most likely to have tried

The company said that it has had "approaches from a number of interested parties," and is reviewing its options, one of which could be a sale

The UK is set to have 6.3 million electric cars on the road by 2030