We asked a range of experts to set out a strategy to tackle all the most common money problemsIt’s a new year and many of us are looking for a fresh start after a very difficult 2021. We’ve asked a group of experts for their advice on how to tackle som…
UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric
Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire servicesBritish police have been testing out Tesla cars as part of a drive to electrify more of their fleet, and the results so far are promising, according to a Tesl…
UK public warms to road pricing as fuel duty replacement considered
Almost four in 10 back road pricing to replace fuel duty and other taxes as people switch to electric carsRoad pricing is seen as a fairer possible system to raise revenue than fuel duty and motoring taxes, thinktank research has found.The switch to el…
Amid the petrol crisis, is it time to switch to an electric car?
With running-cost savings available, motorists are increasingly keen to go greenAs some petrol stations ran out of fuel and queues of cars lined up outside those that did have stocks, causing lengthy waits for motorists waiting to fill up, many drivers…
UK car sales plunge but electric vehicles soar to record amid fuel crisis
Global chip shortage helps push car registrations to lowest level for more than two decadesThe number of electric cars sold in the UK last month neared the figures for the whole of 2019, with panic-buying at the petrol pumps expected to accelerate cons…
Computer chip shortage stalls UK car industry production
A continuing global shortage of semiconductors further dents the sector’s post-pandemic recoveryBritish car industry output declined for the second month in a row in August as the months-long shortage of computer chips hampered the sector’s recovery ef…
‘False choice’: is deep-sea mining required for an electric vehicle revolution?
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative• More from this series: Race to the bottom – the rush to mine the dee…
Electric vehicles divide opinion as car-loving Germany goes to polls
Election has framed future of automobility as showdown between petrolheads and green zealotsThe second Steve Dumke spots a gap in the traffic on the road from Eggersdorf to Strausberg, his white Hyundai Ioniq lurches forward and nestles between two fas…
Why is this clean hybrid car taxed at almost the same rate as a Ferrari?
A retired bishop faces a bigger tax bill after swapping his old diesel VW for an environmentally friendly vehicleA retired bishop who replaced a polluting diesel car with a much greener plug-in hybrid model has described the government’s environmental …
Electric cars: Ofgem plans easier way for drivers to sell energy back to grid
Proposal by Great Britain’s regulator is to help make the switch from fossil fuel cars more affordableOfgem plans to make it easier for electric vehicle drivers to sell the energy stored in their car batteries back to power grid as part of a move to he…