Electric Cars - Guardian UK

• I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped | Rowan Atkinson
  Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV. There are sound environmental reasons not to jump just yetElectric motoring is, in theory, a subject about which I should know something. My first university degree was in electrical and electronic engineering, with a subsequent mas…
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• UK car buying: expert tips on what to pick for your budget
  Motoring insiders tell us which models to choose, based on price, reliability, running costs and moreIf you are one of those people who views the prospect of buying a car with a mixture of fear and resentment, then help is at hand. This week, Guardian Money has been asking some of the UK’s car exp…
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• Fiat seeks incentives from UK for motorists to buy electric vehicles
  Key subsidy scrapped last year, and carmaker says growth in sales has tailed off in BritainBusiness live – latest updatesFiat has called on the government to boost incentives for British motorists to buy electric vehicles, after warning that growth in UK sales of the vehicles has tailed off after…
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• Twitter and Tesla’s interests at odds in Elon Musk’s quiet China visit
  The world’s richest person lapsed into an unusual silence on social media during his trip to the electric carmaker’s second largest marketFollowers of Elon Musk didn’t know what to expect from his trip to China. Would he speak about Tesla, a company with a large market and manufacturing footpr…
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• France opens first electric vehicle battery gigafactory
  Plant expected to create 2,000 jobs as France aims to be self-sufficient in vehicle battery production by 2027France’s first electric car battery plant has opened in the country’s former mining heartland as part of Emmanuel Macron’s “reindustrialisation” plan.Three government ministers and…
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• JLR owner to pick UK for electric car battery factory, say reports
  Tata Group said to preparing to sign deal to build plant in Somerset that could create up to 9,000 jobsSomerset is poised to become the location for a multibillion pound electric car battery plant that could create thousands of jobs, according to reports.Tata Group, which owns the carmaker Jaguar La…
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• ‘We’re going all in’: how France raced ahead of UK on electric car batteries
  State subsidies and industry backing pull in foreign investment as country creates ‘Battery Valley’Forty miles from the coast of Britain, where the government was again told this week that without urgent action it risks losing the electric vehicle race, “Battery Valley” is taking shape in no…
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• Jeep maker Stellantis demands billions to keep battery plant in Canada
  World’s fourth biggest carmaker threatens to move production to US unless government matches incentives offered to VolkswagenJeep maker Stellantis has threatened to shift a planned battery plant from Canada to the US unless it receives billions more in state subsidies offered to a rival, in the la…
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• Jaguar Land Rover boss says car plants in UK are not under threat
  Comments come as carmaker talks with Spain and UK governments over where to build new car battery gigafactoryThe chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover has said the future of the carmaker’s UK factories will not come under threat even if it has to source electric car batteries from Europe.The commen…
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• Lack of plan for green industry risks UK ‘falling behind’, top government adviser warns
  Influential economist Andy Haldane says dearth of coherent strategy means Britain isn’t in the new ‘arms race’ to reindustrialiseBritain risks falling behind in a multibillion-pound global “arms race” of re-industrialisation without an urgent launch of a coherent plan for manufacturing, An…
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• I’m glad you’ve bought an electric vehicle. But your conscience isn’t clean | John Naughton
  First, you’ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV’s embedded carbon debt. And then there’s the trouble with the minerals in its battery…So you’ve finally taken the plunge and bought an electric vehicle (EV)? Me too. You’re basking in the warm glow that comes from doing on…
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• Carmakers are pushing electric SUVs, but smaller is better when it comes to EVs
  Electric SUVs are better than their gas counterparts for the climate, but they can be worse than compact gas burnersThe electrification of the US’s vast fleet of cars and trucks is a cornerstone of Joe Biden’s plan to tackle the climate crisis. But the ballooning size of electric vehicles, crowd…
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• My advice to Toyota? Build electric vehicles and Australians will buy them | Scott Dwyer
  It’s strange that a company with a reputation for innovation, customer satisfaction and continual improvement is dragging its feet on electrificationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElectric vehicles in Australia are on the move. Last month marked a mileston…
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• Toyota Australia executive says it’s too early for electric vehicles to replace nation’s cars
  Environment groups say comments reflect carmaker’s own delays in launching EV models, rather than the state of the marketGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s top-selling carmaker has fired an early shot in the debate over a vehicle pollution limit,…
  - 33 days ago 2 May 23, 2:02am -
• The Guardian view on the electric car revolution: targets are not enough | Editorial
  The government must do its bit to make new electric vehicles more affordable if mass adoption is to be achieved on the road to net zeroWhen the government controversially scrapped its discount on the purchase of electric cars last summer, the move was justified on the grounds that its work was done.…
  - 40 days ago 25 Apr 23, 6:32pm -
• Majority of Australians keen to switch from gas to electric to lower emissions, survey finds
  Poll reveals 65% of drivers expect to be buying a hybrid or electric vehicle if they upgrade in the next 10 yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe majority of Australians feel positive about switchin…
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• Electric cars: could your employer help you save thousands?
  People are waking up to the benefits of using salary sacrifice schemes to buy greener vehiclesIf you have been thinking about switching to an electric car but are worried about the cost, talk to Bill Hopkinson. Until four months ago, the sales and marketing director was driving more than 30,000 mile…
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• The US needs 1m more electricians to hit climate goals. Can it recruit more women?
  Women face barriers in the sector, including harassment and exclusionary unions, but they would help resolve a crucial labor shortage and could also help close the gender wage gapAs a child, Cora Saxton liked to make things – forts, whittled wood carvings, a flying saucer even – so when she beca…
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• Jaguar Land Rover to ramp up EV production with £15bn investment
  JLR says first UK-made electric car will be £100,000 Jaguar four-door ‘grand tourer’ built in SolihullJaguar Land Rover has said it will invest £15bn over five years as Britain’s largest car-making employer upgrades its factories to produce electric vehicles, including its first UK-made batt…
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• UK has no public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station solely for HGVs
  Automotive sector’s lobby group warns deadline to end sale of fossil fuel trucks by 2040 may be missedThe UK does not have a single public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station dedicated to lorries, with fewer than 12 years until the first ban on diesel engines comes into force, according…
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