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Starmer promises ‘bold changes’ to rules over electric cars in response to Trump tariffs

Department for Transport officials said ‘flexibilities’ in electric vehicle targets will help carmakers transition away from petrol engines

The Independent UK

PM to back ‘British brilliance’ with support for car industry in wake of tariffs

The Prime Minister will officially reinstate the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars on Monday.

The Independent UK

Leading the charge: how a drive for electric vehicles is cleaning up Nepal

With air pollution causing a fifth of deaths in Nepal, growing EV use could add two years to Kathmandu residents’ lives

The Guardian - UK

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Dutton fuels angst over cost of living in mortgage belt

Peter Dutton has used a keynote address to rally voters in the outer suburbs, promising instant cost-of-living relief across a mortgage belt doing it tough.

AAP

Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

More drivers are getting behind the wheel of a new car but preferences are changing, with hybrids speeding up and petrol cars slowing down.

AAP

'You would never believe it was once a petrol station': striking £1.5m new townhouse for sale in Kentish Town

Highgate Road has been home to a petrol station since the 1950s. Now, six luxury townhouses stand in its place

Evening Standard

BYD Seal U DM-i review: Plug-in hybrid SUV could be Britain’s best value new car

BYD’s novel take on a plug-in hybrid uses advanced tech to keep you running on electric power for longer. It’s impressively efficient and tremendous value with plenty of family-friendly space

The Independent UK

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All the changes to car tax from April 1

VED, often referred to as car tax, is a tax on the ownership of a vehicle

The Independent UK

New car tax rules could ‘undermine consumer confidence’ in EVs, Treasury warned

The Treasury will remove EVs’ exemption from vehicle excise duty – known as car tax – from Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Morning Mail: election call expected, Dutton promises more gas, US senators demand Signal inquiry

With Albanese set to call poll for early May, Dutton pledges cheaper gas and petrol; bipartisan call for investigation into group chat fiasco

The Guardian - AU

Is an EV worth it? All your questions answered in our expert buying guide

Thinking about switching to an electric car? Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

We calculated how much Dutton’s excise cut would save you on fuel – and few will save as much as promised

The opposition has unveiled its response to Labor’s A$17 billion “top-up” tax cuts outlined in Tuesday night’s federal budget: cheaper fuel for Australians.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise

Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on China’s EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises

Editorial: BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines

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The Guardian - AU

Fuel is essential, snacks are not: how living costs are hitting Australians’ petrol station impulse buying

Unplanned purchases are an important revenue stream to service stations but motorists are increasingly eschewing them due to economic pressures

This new EV charger can charge as quickly as filling with petrol at the pump

BYD's super e-Platform EV charger promises 1,000 kW charging at 1,000 volts

Evening Standard

Man in his 50s stabbed in chest in front of terrified shoppers at Shell petrol station in Crystal Palace

The victim was quickly taken to a major trauma centre for treatment

International Business Times

China EV Giant BYD Soars After 5-minute Charging Platform Unveiled

Shares in Chinese EV giant BYD surged to a record high Tuesday after it unveiled new battery technology it says can charge a vehicle in the same time it takes to fill up a petrol car.

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Evening Standard

Nissan Qashqai Tekna+ e-Power 2WD: Sports utility upgraded

The latest model has broadened appeal with useful improvements

Evening Standard

Asda cuts fuel prices by 4p per litre amid drop in wholesale costs

It comes after the RAC said fuel prices should fall from a six-month high.

The Independent UK

This is how much fuel prices are expected to drop after six-month high

The RAC say prices should come down by at least 6p per litre for petrol and 3p per litre for diesel

Evening Standard

Fuel prices will drop if retailers pass on savings – analysis

The RAC said average pump prices could come down by at least 6p per litre for petrol and 3p per litre for diesel in the coming weeks.

The Conversation

Electric cars were once marketed as ‘women’s cars’. Did this hold back their development over the next century?

It was not a given that petrol-powered cars would come to dominate the world. In fact, back in 1900, just 22% of cars produced in the US were powered by gasoline (also known as petrol, benzine or various other names). The rest split between electric and steam cars.

The Guardian - UK

Toyota plans to build battery vehicles in UK and keep European plants

Japanese company announces two new EVs and promises another three by 2026, as well as new Lexus models

Autosport

A pair of Hills among the highlights of Adelaide Motorsport Festival

Last weekend’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival drew a record crowd to the city’s parklands as tens of thousands of petrol heads fuelled the prelude to the Formula 1 season opener with a celebration of the very best of Australia’s motorsport scene.

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