Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on electric car targets over job loss fears

Kemi Badenoch would consider ‘easing’ the problem of carmakers selling more electric vehicles, her spokesperson said. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Kemi Badenoch would consider ‘easing’ the problem of carmakers selling more electric vehicles, her spokesperson said. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on electric car targets over job loss fears Mandate for carmakers… Continue reading Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on electric car targets over job loss fears

The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in San Francisco – one cone at a time

The Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against robotaxis in an effort to end vehicle dominance in the city and promote public transport by Kari Paul in San Francisco It’s a typical Wednesday night in San Francisco, a wet fog coating the street-lit sidewalks of the Lower Haight neighborhood. In the shadows of… Continue reading The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in San Francisco – one cone at a time

Jaguar Land Rover ‘will not slow move to electric’ even if UK delays 2030 petrol car ban

Rishi Sunak (right) visited Jaguar Land Rover’s headquarters in Warwickshire earlier this month. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images Rishi Sunak (right) visited Jaguar Land Rover’s headquarters in Warwickshire earlier this month. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover ‘will not slow move to electric’ even if UK delays 2030 petrol car ban Rishi Sunak failed to… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover ‘will not slow move to electric’ even if UK delays 2030 petrol car ban

Plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps should be reviewed, says Gove

Michael Gove said it was vital that support for green policies did not ‘curdle’ during the cost of living crisis. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Michael Gove said it was vital that support for green policies did not ‘curdle’ during the cost of living crisis. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps should… Continue reading Plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps should be reviewed, says Gove

Tata’s gigafactory gives Britain’s battery industry potential at last

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the head of Tata, with Rishi Sunak last week at the announcement of the new UK gigafactory Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the head of Tata, with Rishi Sunak last week at the announcement of the new UK gigafactory Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images Tata’s gigafactory gives Britain’s battery industry potential at last… Continue reading Tata’s gigafactory gives Britain’s battery industry potential at last

Tata’s £4bn gigafactory plan fills in a major blank for UK car industry

Tata’s new plant will produce batteries with 40 gigawatt hours (GWh) of capacity a year, enough to power hundreds of thousands of electric cars. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Tata’s new plant will produce batteries with 40 gigawatt hours (GWh) of capacity a year, enough to power hundreds of thousands of electric cars. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Analysis… Continue reading Tata’s £4bn gigafactory plan fills in a major blank for UK car industry

Rishi Sunak hails Jaguar Land Rover pledge for £4bn UK gigafactory

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets leaders from Tata at JLR’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PA Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets leaders from Tata at JLR’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PA Rishi Sunak hails Jaguar Land Rover pledge for £4bn UK gigafactory Tata project likely to be in Somerset and will be… Continue reading Rishi Sunak hails Jaguar Land Rover pledge for £4bn UK gigafactory

Owner of Jaguar Land Rover to announce Somerset battery gigafactory

The plant’s expected location in Somerset will be convenient for supplying Jaguar Land Rovers’ factories in the Midlands. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover/PA The plant’s expected location in Somerset will be convenient for supplying Jaguar Land Rovers’ factories in the Midlands. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover/PA Owner of Jaguar Land Rover to announce Somerset battery gigafactory The… Continue reading Owner of Jaguar Land Rover to announce Somerset battery gigafactory

Will high interest rates burst the new car bubble and will drivers hand back keys?

People viewing cars on a forecourt. The number of cars bought on finance fell by 10% in May compared with the same month in 2022. Photograph: Jacob King/PA People viewing cars on a forecourt. The number of cars bought on finance fell by 10% in May compared with the same month in 2022. Photograph: Jacob… Continue reading Will high interest rates burst the new car bubble and will drivers hand back keys?

In America’s ‘Voltage Valley’, hopes of car-making revival turn sour

The Lordstown plant in 2021. Some residents have ‘savior fatigue’ and seem to have given up hope the Lordstown plant can ever be fully rebooted. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/Reuters The Lordstown plant in 2021. Some residents have ‘savior fatigue’ and seem to have given up hope the Lordstown plant can ever be fully rebooted. Photograph: Rebecca… Continue reading In America’s ‘Voltage Valley’, hopes of car-making revival turn sour