Internal combustion going nowhere, as EVs fail to rev buyers’ engines
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China warns EU of potential trade war over ‘unfair’ electric cars probe
China's commerce minister Wang Wentao warned that escalating tensions with the European Union could lead to a "trade war".
EU electric car sales drop in May as German demand slumps, industry says
Sales of new battery-electric cars in the European Union dropped 12 per cent in May from a year earlier, led by a 30 per cent plunge in Germany, data from Europe's…
EU Commission to postpone Chinese EV tariffs decision
The European Commission will postpone its decision on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs until after the European election on June 9, German magazine Spiegel…
Dutch EV drivers: ‘Don’t charge your cars between 4pm and 9pm’
Electric car charging station managers have been urged by the Dutch grid operator to shut down their services between 4pm and 9pm.
Get your motors running: End of the (cheap) road for SUV drivers in Paris?
Parisians are to vote on whether to hit owners of 4x4 vehicles with parking fees as high as €18 an hour – three times the current rate.
Tesla CEO Musk: Chinese EV firms will ‘demolish’ rivals without trade barriers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Chinese automakers will "demolish" global rivals without trade barriers, underscoring the heat the U.S.
Hamburg’s Mayor left flat by electric car’s range
The Socialist Mayor of the German city of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher is dumping his electric Mercedes EQE 500 as, it seems, with the current cold weather its range…
EU-backed trade tariffs will cost car manufacturers ‘billions’
A European Union-backed trade agreement with the UK will cost the continent's car manufacturers billions, an industry group has claimed.
Firefighters don’t need help tackling electric-car blazes, EC says
Firefighters do not need extra help to fight electric vehicle (EV) blazes, the European Commission has declared.
Two dead after EU-funded hybrid car prototype explodes in Italy
Two researchers died after being severely injured when an EU-funded prototype hybrid electric car exploded in Naples, Italy.
Europe ‘in danger of losing the battery race’; green energy transition at risk
The EU's court of auditors is sceptical about the bloc’s push for an effective transition to greener energy, saying the whole process might be at risk.
Mercedes boss asks for delay to post-Brexit tariff rules
Ola Källenius, Mercedes-Benz’s chief executive, has slammed the European Union saying proposed new regulations will undermine competitiveness in the motor industry.