7 h. ago I bought a Fisker Ocean EV for £42,000...but have now got a 2.5

Karin Simonsen, a marketing manager from Southampton, has been left with a useless electric car after it was 'bricked' and the firm went out of business.

Economics

30 h. ago Don't charge your phone in a Chinese electric car, UK defence firms warn amid 'security data fears'

Bosses at two of Britain's top defence companies have said the sector is taking a 'cautious' and 'belt and braces' approach to the possibility that the Chinese state could be spying on cars.

Events

3 d. ago It’s Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk as Amazon boss gets into the electric car business

New Slate EV is a pick-up that can morph into an SUV – at a fraction of the cost of a Tesla Cybertruck

Economics

4 d. ago Could EV battery health certificates convince more drivers to buy a used electric car?

The longevity of battery life remains a major hurdle for second-hand car buyers who fear getting stung with a massive bill of up to £30k to replace a battery.

Science

4 d. ago All Fours by Miranda July audiobook review – the frank, sexy novel everyone’s been talking about

The author’s hypnotic reading evokes the desires and existential crisis of a 45-year-old woman on a wild road trip In the second novel by writer, actor and film-maker Miranda July, a nameless Los Angeles-based artist who has had success “in several mediums” leaves behind her husband, Harris, and their young child, Sam, to drive across America. She is due at a meeting in New York and has decided to get there via a leisurely road trip. But what starts off as a fleeting break from the mundanity of marriage and motherhood turns into a wild and wonderfully odd unravelling. Just half an hour into her journey, she impulsively leaves the freeway and checks into a scruffy motel. There she is electrified by a younger car hire worker who has “a Huckleberry Finn/Gilbert Blythe look that I used to flip out over as a teenager.” After the two lock eyes while he squeegees her windscreen (not a euphemism), she decides to pursue him in an unusually chaste love affair.All Fours – which has been shortl...

Culture

4 d. ago Keir Starmer channels Top Gun on visit to Britain's flagship aircraft carrier as PM issues 'new era' warning

The Prime Minister met sailors, aviators and soldiers during an overnight stay as HMS Prince of Wales heads towards the Indo-Pacific

Events

4 d. ago A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it | Nick Thomas

This isn’t about politics – it’s about pragmatism. Working with our allies will make British people safer, more secure and more prosperousLabour has been determined to negotiate a new partnership with the EU. The benefits it could unlock are clear – reducing barriers to trade, driving economic growth and keeping us safe in an increasingly dangerous world. It is the sensible, pragmatic thing to do. We want to put more money in the pockets of working people and provide Britain with long-term stability and security; we won’t be defined by debates and arguments of the past.We are equally confident in what the UK can offer in return. It is a politically stable country, and the government has a huge mandate, with more than four years left to deliver our policies. This stability has already inspired the confidence of businesses across the world, unlocking tens of billions of pounds of long-term investment. This month, Universal announced a multi-billion-pound investment for a new theme par...

Economics

5 d. ago US trade war will hurt UK growth, Bank of England governor warns; Tesla’s European sales fall again – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsACEA’s latest European car sales report shows a continued decline in demand for fossil fuel-powered vehicles.While new battery-electric car sales grew by 23.9% in the first three months of 2025, to 412,997 units, petrol car registrations saw a significant decline of 20.6%, with all major markets showing decreases. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Musk to prioritise Tesla over White House role as profits slump

Planned shift comes after electric-car maker’s sales disappoint

Events

6 d. ago Elon Musk says time with Donald Trump's DOGE will 'drop significantly' as Tesla profits plunge

Tesla’s first-quarter profits plunged by more than two-thirds amid a backlash against the electric car company which has damaged sales and sent its stock plunging

Politics

6 d. ago Number plate checker can warn drivers if they need to pay extra £150 in DVLA car tax

The DVLA has hiked Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) prices from April 1, with petrol, diesel and electric car owners all affected - here's how you can quickly check your vehicle's CO2 emissions

Economics

1 week ago Dad and son in 'electrocution' death match controversy seen brawling in Sin City car park

Jack Harrop and dad Isaac went viral for the death match wrestling stunt last month, and are now back beating the you-know-what out of each other in a Las Vegas car park

Events

1 week ago Britain could sign a trade deal with Donald Trump 'within three weeks'

Sir Keir Starmer has been pushing for an agreement with America in a bid to lower the 10 per cent tariffs on British goods imposed by the US President.

Politics

1 week ago Panic stations for Starmer as poll finds Reform is on track to smash Labour's 'Red Wall'

Support for Nigel Farage's Reform has surged in traditional Labour strongholds across the North and Midlands - from 18 per cent at the general election to 30 per cent.

Politics

2 w. ago Plunging used electric car prices costing fleet businesses 'hundreds of millions'

Car leasing firms say they have been the driving force behind EV growth - but are now being being left to 'shoulder' massive losses resulting from plummeting residual values.

Economics

2 w. ago Abarth 600e review: Sports SUV is more than just a Fiat in a tracksuit

Abarth’s hot all-electric SUV has been reengineered as a focused sports SUV – but with a fair few compromises

Politics

2 w. ago What does China really think of Trump? That he and vengeful chairman Mao would have got on well | Tania Branigan

Many see parallels with the architect of the Cultural Revolution. Both relished disruption and have exploited the power of the mobWhen rare protests flared in China in 2022, one slogan read: “We want reform, not a Cultural Revolution.” It alluded to complaints that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, was behaving in an increasingly Mao-esque manner. His extraordinary dominance over his party, political repression, tight social controls and burgeoning personality cult all lent themselves to comparison with the man who ruled China for decades.Yet Xi is committed to order and discipline, exerting authority through the organs of the Communist party. Mao Zedong relished disruption and turned to the power of the masses. That’s why, increasingly, many in China are comparing Mao to another modern-day leader. Despite the ferocity of Donald Trump’s trade war, they are perhaps just as shocked by what he is doing to his own country. They see a proud nation felled not by an external threat, but by...

Politics

2 w. ago 'We reviewed every electric car on the market and there was one clear winner'

A group of automotive experts have reviewed almost every single electric car on the market and revealed which model they think is the best. In fact, one car was so good they made it their car of the year for 2025, beating petrol, diesel and hydrogen rivals

Politics

2 w. ago Images show charred remains of electric car and charger following fire

Crews spent more than 14 hours at the scene

Events

2 w. ago Car tax set to rise sharply for certain vehicles – are you impacted?

Owners of zero-emissions cars are being brought into the vehicle excise duty regime for the first time, among other changes

Politics