Electric cars

China bets on electric cars with gasoline vehicle ban proposal

China is following in the steps of the UK and France by announcing it will end production of fossil fuel…

All new vehicles in the UK must be fully electric by 2040

Sales of new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned from 2040 as part of the UK government's…

Can cities really fight climate change on their own?

As the largest carbon emission contributors, urban areas should be capable of tackling climate change without government support. But convincing…

Volvo becomes first major car brand to go all electric

Swedish car company Volvo has become the first major car brand to announce it will exclusively make electric models from…

Toyota sells all its shares in Tesla ending the two companies’ tie-up

Toyota, Japan's biggest automotive manufacturer, announced on Saturday that by the end of 2016 it had sold all of its…

Uber takes to the skies with flying cars by 2020

Meeting friends? Going to work? Soon, you might be able to avoid all the traffic on the road and take…

Tesla overtakes Ford to become the second most valuable car maker in the US

Elon Musk’s Tesla now has a higher market value than Ford after its stocks surged yesterday. Shares in the company…

Will London Taxi Company’s £325m new car plant help calm Brexit uncertainty?

The first car plant in Britain for more than a decade opened in Coventry on Wednesday, creating more than 1,000…