Electric Cars - Guardian UK

• The Guardian view on the UK car industry: facing a green moment of truth | Editorial
  If a rudderless government continues to stand back, other countries will dominate the electric vehicle revolutionOver recent decades, Britain’s economy has become steadily more service-based. But as the opening ceremony of Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games powerfully illustrated, industry still oc…
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• Homes for sale with car charging points – in pictures
  From a new eco-village in Cornwall to a Grade II-listed church and schoolhouse Continue reading...
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• There is an alternative to disruptive climate protest | Letters
  
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• Want an electric car but fear the cost? Here’s how to flick the switch
  Make the change without forking out huge sumsConsumers are more and more eager to go electric. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on British roads is soon set to exceed France after a huge surge in sales. But while a growing number of motorists want to switch, many are also wondering if they can…
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• Federal government under pressure to increase EV uptake after ACT announces petrol car ban
  Electric vehicle advocates and auto industry say Australia needs nationally mandated fuel efficiency standardsFollow our Australia live news blog for all the updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe federal government is under pressure to act to increase the upt…
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• Green upgrades could cut UK energy bills by £1,800 a year, finds study
  Homeowners can boost property value by average of £10,000, shows research by WWF and ScottishPowerBritons could cut their annual energy bills while slashing their carbon emissions and boosting the price of their home, research has shown.A study by WWF and ScottishPower has found that installing gre…
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• Charging my electric car is a pain as I can’t use BP Pulse credit
  At the public charging point my balance is always shown as zero and when it should be £175I have a Polestar 2 electric car. Shortly after its launch, because of a number of software glitches, the company gave owners a £450 credit for use on BP Pulse public chargers.BP operates a membership scheme…
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• Britain’s electric dreams will never come true while China has a materials advantage | John Naughton
  Rare earth elements hold the key to a carbon-free future, but a new report reveals the UK’s shortcomings and vulnerabilitiesIn his book Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future, Saul Griffith, an American inventor, entrepreneur and engineer, sets out a plan for decarbonising…
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• Electric cars sold in UK passes half a million despite supply chain issues
  A fifth of the electric cars on British roads were made by Tesla, the US electric car pioneerThe number of electric cars sold in the UK has surpassed half a million, according to analysis that underlines the rapid growth in demand despite supply chain problems caused by the pandemic and Russia’s i…
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• Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories
  Party makes promise amid reports UK is falling behind European rivals in production capacity for EVsLabour has pledged to create at least 30,000 jobs by promising to build three gigafactories for electric car battery production in Britain by 2025, as it warned the country was falling behind its Euro…
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• EU’s electric vehicle drive leaves supercars at the back of the grid
  None of the 22,000 luxury fast cars sold in 2021 were fully electric but with the 2035 fuel ban sports carmakers must change, fastPetrolhead supercar owners who love the rumble of a V8 and the aroma of exhaust fumes are being told to prepare for a legally enforced smoother and cleaner ride.The EU th…
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• Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuse
  Fifteen black former or current employees allege they faced racial abuse and harassment at carmaker’s factoriesFifteen black former or current employees at Tesla have filed a lawsuit against the electric carmaker, alleging they faced racial abuse and harassment at its factories.The workers said th…
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• I was fined £100 for charging my car at a motorway service station
  The time limit for free parking is two hours but I had to wait 30 minutes just to get the use of a charging pointI stopped at Abington services on the M74 to charge my electric car. I had to wait over half an hour for a connector to become free, then spent an hour and a half charging. Ten days later…
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• Five things we have learned about the UK’s path to net zero
  Committee on Climate Change report paints a dire picture of Britain’s progress in reducing farm emissions and homes insulationThere are currently no credible plans to help the majority of households to improve their energy efficiency, the progress report from the Committee on Climate Change conclu…
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• Toyota recalls its first electric cars amid fears the wheels could fall off
  Global recall of 2,700 bZ4X SUVs a major blow to world’s largest carmaker’s first attempts at battery-only vehicleToyota has been forced to recall 2,700 of its first electric vehicles because of concerns the wheels could fall off, in a blow to the world’s largest carmaker’s belated attempt t…
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• Elon Musk says ‘inevitable’ US recession will probably come soon
  Musk’s comments, echoing other CEOs, are accompanied by plan to lay off 10% of Tesla’s salaried staffElon Musk has warned that a US recession is “more likely than not” to come soon as the Tesla chief executive confirmed plans to cut 10% of salaried staff at the electric carmaker over the nex…
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• Environmental concerns remain as Toyota files appeal against class action ruling over diesel filters
  Car company alleges mistakes of fact and law in appeal against April decision that could result in $2bn damages paid to ownersFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingToyota has appealed against a class action ruling which could s…
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• Government pulls plug on its remaining UK electric car subsidies
  DfT says it wants to focus funding on expanding the public electric chargepoint networkThe UK government is ending the last remaining subsidies for electric cars, arguing it will free up funds to expand the charging network and support other battery-powered vehicles.In a controversial move, the gove…
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• A living room on a skateboard: how electric vehicles are redefining the car
  Future EV designs offer drivers more space and leisure, with fewer parts making production more sustainableTake any petrol car sold today and show it to a mechanic working on a Ford Model T 100 years ago and there is a fairly good chance they would understand roughly how it works. An internal combus…
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• Traditional carmakers could boost profits by accelerating move to electric
  Analysis suggests electric operations will become rapidly more profitable than petrol and diesel arms within five yearsThe world’s largest traditional carmakers could improve their profit margins and boost their value to investors by accelerating the transition to electric cars in the next decade,…
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