The Latest Breaking News from Petrol

Younger drivers are switching to automatics amid demand for electric vehicles

Over 25 per cent of new drivers took their driving test in automatic cars in the UK last year, according to data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

More steps needed to spark ‘mass adoption’ of EVs – analysis

Factors such as upfront costs and access to charging are among significant barriers, the AA said.

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

Around 900,000 Kiwis experience food insecurity: it’s a quiet crisis that needs urgent attention

Most New Zealanders are feeling the effects of a seemingly relentless rise in the cost of living – at the supermarket, the petrol pump and in their household energy bills. For some, however, this tips over into what scholars call “food insecurity”.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2025

BYD Seal U DM-i vs Omoda 9 vs Volkswagen Tayron: which plug-in hybrid SUV is best?

Time to compare three chart-topping family PHEVs on price, practicality and comfort

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid and electric vehicles are closing the gap on their petrol and diesel equivalents in Australia but the race remains slow and steady.

AAP · Sep 3, 2025

Malawi's Fuel Crisis Hangs Over Upcoming Elections

In early morning gloom, a long line of vehicles winds around the lone fuel station in Dedza district in central Malawi, one of many overnight queues for petrol across the country.

International Business Times · Sep 1, 2025

Gen Z running out of fuel in their cars because they’re scared to fill them up

Half of those who reported ‘refuel anxiety’ said they have asked a partner or family member to fill up their cars for them

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Vietnam’s planned petrol scooter ban for Hanoi raises fears for livelihoods

The government’s plans to bar petrol motorbikes from city centre next year have been widely greeted with scepticism.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025

Frustrated Russians grapple with fuel crisis as Ukraine attacks oil refineries

Motorists queue, petrol stations run dry and prices surge in country that is one of the world’s top energy exporters

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025

Weakening Russia's war machine: Why Kyiv is targeting Moscow's energy sector

Hungary has complained about Ukraine's strategy of targeting Russia's energy sector. But how has Kyiv intensified its attacks on the primary source of financing of Moscow’s war machine, and why is it working?

Euronews · Aug 25, 2025