Travel and transport

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 owners
Royce Kurmelovs
21, Jun, 2022 @8:44 AM

Government pulls plug on its remaining UK electric car subsidies
DfT says it wants to focus funding on expanding the public electric chargepoint network
Julia Kollewe
14, Jun, 2022 @12:12 PM

Dutch group targets hydrogen-fuelled commercial flight in 2028
Consortium plans to adapt turboprop aircraft with 40-80 seats to run on environmentally friendly fuel
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
13, Jun, 2022 @5:32 PM

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 years
Jasper Jolly
01, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM

Sinking Maldives plans to reclaim land from the ocean
Vulnerable island nation split over project to dredge millions of tonnes of sand to create land for resorts and industry on Unesco reserve
Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
23, May, 2022 @6:30 AM

Brace for a shock: cost-of-living crisis drives up price of electric car charging
Recharging at home is 43% more expensive than a year ago – but EVs are still much cheaper to run than petrol and diesel cars
Shane Hickey
16, May, 2022 @8:00 AM

Promote safety benefits of low-traffic schemes, Boardman tells councils
Head of Active Travel England says aim is to give neighbourhoods back what has been taken away
Peter Walker
13, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

Just one of 50 aviation industry climate targets met, study finds
Charity’s report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignored
Damien Gayle
10, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

UK sales of secondhand electric cars more than double in a year
Number of transactions rose from 6,600 in the first three months of 2021 to 14,600 in the first quarter of 2022
Jasper Jolly
09, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

‘Nature doesn’t fix itself fast’: Greenland weighs up economy v climate crisis
As the island eyes tourism and mining it is also mindful of controlling the cost
Laura Paddison in Narsaq
07, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

Britain’s Tesla hopes for big things from ‘microfactories’
Electric vehicle maker Arrival is gambling that small sites, a ‘Lego-block’ manufacturing system and lots of robots will bring it success
Jasper Jolly
23, Apr, 2022 @3:00 PM

Women with electric rickshaws combat Delhi’s toxic air – and its sexism
Break into male-dominated public-transport helps tackle city’s pollution crisis and safety concerns
Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
16, Apr, 2022 @2:04 PM
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