Electric car makers are increasingly convincing buyers to make the switch away from fossil fuel vehicles. Photograph: John Walton/PA View image in fullscreen Electric car makers are increasingly convincing buyers to make the switch away from fossil fuel vehicles. Photograph: John Walton/PA Record number of EVs registered in western Europe across last quarter Nearly 600,000… Continue reading Record number of EVs registered in western Europe across last quarter
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Positives and negatives: is it better to learn to drive in an electric or a petrol vehicle?
Parents switching to a shiny new electric car might be tempted to hold on to their older model for their teenagers to learn in. Composite: Getty Images View image in fullscreen Parents switching to a shiny new electric car might be tempted to hold on to their older model for their teenagers to learn in.… Continue reading Positives and negatives: is it better to learn to drive in an electric or a petrol vehicle?
Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain
The business is expected to be branded Tesla Electric. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The business is expected to be branded Tesla Electric. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain US carmaker makes move for licence that would allow it to provide energy to domestic… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain
‘I feel 20 years younger’: the joy of driving a convertible
Susan Laborde and her Fiat Barchetta, which translates as ‘little boat’. Photograph: Susan Laborde/Guardian Community View image in fullscreen Susan Laborde and her Fiat Barchetta, which translates as ‘little boat’. Photograph: Susan Laborde/Guardian Community ‘I feel 20 years younger’: the joy of driving a convertible New convertible sales have plunged in the UK as drivers… Continue reading ‘I feel 20 years younger’: the joy of driving a convertible
Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Adrian Mardell, spoke of ‘challenging global economic conditions’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA View image in fullscreen Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Adrian Mardell, spoke of ‘challenging global economic conditions’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales Carmaker says US-UK trade deal now in place will… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales
Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit from Trump tariffs as it cuts profit forecast
Despite the trade turmoil, Toyota reported record sales in the first half of the year, up 5.5% to 5.1m vehicles. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Despite the trade turmoil, Toyota reported record sales in the first half of the year, up 5.5% to 5.1m vehicles. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit… Continue reading Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit from Trump tariffs as it cuts profit forecast
China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus
Construction of the Nantong railway station in east China’s Jiangsu Province, part of a relentless expansion of high-speed rail. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Construction of the Nantong railway station in east China’s Jiangsu Province, part of a relentless expansion of high-speed rail. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s industrial policy is creating instability at home and… Continue reading China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus
Honda’s quarterly profits are halved as Trump’s tariffs bite
Honda vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The carmaker is heavily reliant on tariff-hit Mexican and Canadian factories to produce cars for the US market. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters View image in fullscreen Honda vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The carmaker is heavily reliant on tariff-hit Mexican and Canadian factories to produce cars for the US market.… Continue reading Honda’s quarterly profits are halved as Trump’s tariffs bite
Chinese carmakers led by BYD report big rises in UK sales in July
BYD, contending with Tesla to become the world’s biggest maker of battery electric vehicles, has launched an aggressive sales push in the UK. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters View image in fullscreen BYD, contending with Tesla to become the world’s biggest maker of battery electric vehicles, has launched an aggressive sales push in the UK. Photograph: Chalinee… Continue reading Chinese carmakers led by BYD report big rises in UK sales in July
China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy
BYD electric vehicles at the port of Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, China, before being loaded on to a vehicle carrier for export. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters View image in fullscreen BYD electric vehicles at the port of Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, China, before being loaded on to a vehicle carrier for export. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters China… Continue reading China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy