Oil firm sets out plans to provide a third of Britain’s network needed to hit climate targetsShell has announced its aim to install 50,000 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK over the next four years, in an attempt to provide a th…
Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
The quest to prevent batteries – rich in raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel – ending up as a mountain of wasteA tsunami of electric vehicles is expected in rich countries, as car companies and governments pledge to ramp up their numbers –…
What should I do with a faulty VW electric car in my garage?
I told the lease company I was rejecting the car as it had so many defects but it hasn’t taken it awayCan you please advise me what to do with a new electric car that has been sitting unused in my garage for almost 12 weeks now?In May I took delivery o…
Electric vehicles have a rich past – and a richer future | Letters
Readers share their views on climate-friendly transportationYour long read had some interesting facts (The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport, 3 August), but it is also worth drawing attention to the e…
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport
To every age dogged with pollution, accidents and congestion, the transport solution for the next generation seems obvious – but the same problems keep coming backIn the 1890s, the biggest cities of the western world faced a mounting problem. Horse-dra…
Tell us your experiences of driving electric vehicles
Electric vehicles are here to stay as new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030. What are your experiences of driving them?Sales of electric vehicles are rising as new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030. Guard…