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Environment and energy

Editor’s letter: Will e-fuels save the internal combustion engine?

Germany and Italy have threatened to derail the EU's internal combustion ban unless e-fuels are exempted

Mark Tisshaw
20 March 2023
Editor’s letter: Will e-fuels save the internal combustion engine?
Ford Kuga PHEV 2021 front quarter charging
As the taxable value of company car benefit falls, are the discounts on low-emissions vehicles worth it to the Exchequer?
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: could electrification kill company cars?

The total taxable value of company car benefit dropped £810 million in tax year 21-22 compared with the year before

Jim Holder
18 October 2022
Inside the industry: could electrification kill company cars?
BMW XM 2022 front quarter static
Performance-oriented BMW XM weighs 2.75 tonnes – the brand's heaviest car yet
Environment and energy

Editor’s letter: Are premium brands taking sustainability seriously?

Car makers tout sustainability ambitions, but weighty, material-rich SUVs raise questions about their commitment

Mark Tisshaw
10 October 2022
Editor’s letter: Are premium brands taking sustainability seriously?
Mercedes Benz EQS SUV 2022 rear quarter studio
Mercedes EQS SUV tips the scales at just over 2.8 tonnes
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Should we accept bulky electric SUVs?

Hugely heavy electric SUVs offer poor energy efficiency, largely defeating the point of electrification

Jim Holder
27 September 2022
Inside the industry: Should we accept bulky electric SUVs?
Pininfarina Battista 2019 front quarter studio
Pininfarina Battista is one such example of a small manufacturer starting out with an electric hypercar
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Hypercars need rethink for EV era

Electric hypercars must be better judged against the image they seek to promote

Jim Holder
20 September 2022
Inside the industry: Hypercars need rethink for EV era
Gridserve EV Forecourt 2020
Plug-in car grant was axed in June, in part to redirect funding to public charging schemes
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Is EV charging network fit for purpose?

Private firms are rapidly upgrading the network but reliability remains an issue

Jim Holder
9 August 2022
Inside the industry: Is EV charging network fit for purpose?
99 mercedes eqv front
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Are large EVs a force for good?

Tyre wear emissions of electric cars are often even worse than petrol alternatives

Jim Holder
15 June 2022
Inside the industry: Are large EVs a force for good?
arc de triomphe
Environment and energy

Inside the Industry: Is Paris car ban a sign of things to come?

Paris plans to stop through traffic in its centre from 2024 with other countries likely to follow the example

Jim Holder
1 March 2022
Inside the Industry: Is Paris car ban a sign of things to come?
96 kia interview evs public charging
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Race is on for EV chargers to match fuel pumps

There are many factors at play, not just the number of charge points available to the public

Jim Holder
1 February 2022
Inside the industry: Race is on for EV chargers to match fuel pumps
9 vw t roc r 2020 lt exhausts
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Arguing for ICE over EV? Time isn't on your side

Whatever your view might be, the climate science is clear, says our man

Jim Holder
11 January 2022
Inside the industry: Arguing for ICE over EV? Time isn't on your side
smog emissions fumes CC Unsplash
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: cars aren't the climate's only problem

Though they do of course contribute to climate change, there are much worse things out there than passenger cars

Jim Holder
6 January 2022
Inside the industry: cars aren't the climate's only problem
1EVcharger
Environment and energy

Why the Net Zero Strategy is bold but lacks detail for drivers

Government report on decarbonisation of economy needs further detail to really help drive EV transition

James Attwood
20 October 2021
Why the Net Zero Strategy is bold but lacks detail for drivers

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