Car manufacturing has been helped by the shortage of computer chips easing this year. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy Car manufacturing has been helped by the shortage of computer chips easing this year. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy UK economy grows faster than expected after surprisingly strong June GDP increases by 0.2% in April to June on back of… Continue reading UK economy grows faster than expected after surprisingly strong June
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Lotus produces record 2,200 sports cars in first half of 2023
Lotus sports cars on the assembly line in Hethel, Norfolk. The British carmaker said its order book had grown to 17,000 vehicles worldwide. Photograph: Lotus Group Lotus sports cars on the assembly line in Hethel, Norfolk. The British carmaker said its order book had grown to 17,000 vehicles worldwide. Photograph: Lotus Group Lotus produces record… Continue reading Lotus produces record 2,200 sports cars in first half of 2023
Cornish Lithium secures £53.6m to open first mine for the metal in Britain
The Cornish Lithium research site, where core samples have been obtained from drilling. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian The Cornish Lithium research site, where core samples have been obtained from drilling. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian Cornish Lithium secures £53.6m to open first mine for the metal in Britain UK Infrastructure Bank leads funding of project to… Continue reading Cornish Lithium secures £53.6m to open first mine for the metal in Britain
Britishvolt buyer yet to make final payment in deal to rescue battery firm
The site in Northumberland where Britishvolt had plans to build a gigafactory. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA The site in Northumberland where Britishvolt had plans to build a gigafactory. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Britishvolt buyer yet to make final payment in deal to rescue battery firm Administrators say Recharge Industries is in default of sale agreement, which parent… Continue reading Britishvolt buyer yet to make final payment in deal to rescue battery firm
How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars
Tesla electric cars have drawn hostility in the car culture wars. Photograph: Matthew Richardson/Alamy EVs have become weaponised amid fears over cost of shift to battery power and job losses at carmakers by Jasper Jolly Three pickup trucks lined up on a highway in front of a Tesla in Phoenix, Arizona, to form a rolling… Continue reading How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars
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