Prolonged use of dirtier vehicles will jeopardise the government’s legally binding climate targets. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock Prolonged use of dirtier vehicles will jeopardise the government’s legally binding climate targets. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock Rishi Sunak’s net zero delay ‘will slash demand for electric cars’ OBR analysis suggests higher energy prices and interest rates could reduce proportion… Continue reading Rishi Sunak’s net zero delay ‘will slash demand for electric cars’
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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds
A scene from the Toyota Hilux ‘born to roam’ campaign, which the Advertising Standards Authority said breached social responsibility rules. Photograph: Toyota A scene from the Toyota Hilux ‘born to roam’ campaign, which the Advertising Standards Authority said breached social responsibility rules. Photograph: Toyota Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds Advertising Standards… Continue reading Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds
The Guardian view on festive marketing: stop spending like there’s no tomorrow | Editorial
Shoppers on Regent Street in London. ‘Britain’s economic model remains obsessed with consumption and fuelled by debt.’ Photograph: Marcin Nowak/Alamy Stock Photo/Live News Shoppers on Regent Street in London. ‘Britain’s economic model remains obsessed with consumption and fuelled by debt.’ Photograph: Marcin Nowak/Alamy Stock Photo/Live News The Guardian view on festive marketing: stop spending like… Continue reading The Guardian view on festive marketing: stop spending like there’s no tomorrow | Editorial
‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China
Northvolt said its new battery could in future be used in electric vehicles and scooters. Photograph: John Walton/PA Northvolt said its new battery could in future be used in electric vehicles and scooters. Photograph: John Walton/PA ‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable… Continue reading ‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China
Ad industry grapples with role selling consumption in climate crisis
Composite: Getty Images/Good Design Awards / REX Composite: Getty Images/Good Design Awards / REX Ad industry grapples with role selling consumption in climate crisis Does being an effective agency mean helping sell more products or can it mean helping mitigate climate emergency? When Bartle Bogle Hegarty won one of the advertising industry’s most coveted prizes… Continue reading Ad industry grapples with role selling consumption in climate crisis
UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs
Workers at AESC’s gigafactory in Sunderland, north-east England. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian Workers at AESC’s gigafactory in Sunderland, north-east England. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs Business committee tells government it must get more investment into sector to avert decline The UK faces the prospect… Continue reading UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs
Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions | Martin Gelin
The port of Malmö, Sweden, where dockworkers are refusing to unload Tesla vehicles, 7 November 2023. Photograph: Johan Nilsson/AP The port of Malmö, Sweden, where dockworkers are refusing to unload Tesla vehicles, 7 November 2023. Photograph: Johan Nilsson/AP Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions Martin Gelin The first ever strikes… Continue reading Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions | Martin Gelin
GM’s Cruise CEO resigns amid concerns over driverless car safety
Kyle Vogt speaks on stage during the launch of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in San Francisco in 2020. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Kyle Vogt speaks on stage during the launch of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in San Francisco in 2020. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters GM’s Cruise CEO resigns amid concerns over driverless car safety Kyle… Continue reading GM’s Cruise CEO resigns amid concerns over driverless car safety
Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?
A fire in a car park at Luton airport led to speculation an electric car was to blame but the fire service says it appears to have started in a diesel car. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA A fire in a car park at Luton airport led to speculation an electric car was to blame but the… Continue reading Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?
Thomas Bayrle is back: the revival of Germany’s veteran pop art radical
Thomas Bayrle’s American Dream [Chrysler], 1970. Photograph: Thomas Bayrle, Gladstone Gallery, New York and neugerriemschneider, Berlin Thomas Bayrle’s American Dream [Chrysler], 1970. Photograph: Thomas Bayrle, Gladstone Gallery, New York and neugerriemschneider, Berlin Thomas Bayrle is back: the revival of Germany’s veteran pop art radical On the eve of a major retrospective, the artist reflects on… Continue reading Thomas Bayrle is back: the revival of Germany’s veteran pop art radical