Transport and the UK general election
For the next Government, the need to tackle climate change is more pressing than ever and transport is the highest-emitting sector
Cars are getting too big for British roads, new research shows
Over half of new vehicles are too wide for many on-street parking spaces
Pushing back of ban on new petrol and diesel cars sales will be “an attack on industry, climate and consumers”
Delay of ban will send shockwaves across industry and planned investments in infrastructure and batteries as well as blowing a massive hole in carbon ...
Carmakers urged to stop prioritising SUVs over smaller and more affordable electric cars
People in the UK more likely to buy EVs if they were offered an affordable small BEV.
How decarbonising road transport can be a success story for UK industry
This briefing sets out Transport and Environment UK’s thinking on how the UK should approach climate and industrial policies that can together deliver...
Closer EU ties would help the UK to secure battery production and save its car industry
Faced with competition from China and others, a pan-European battery supply chain is stronger than the EU and the UK working on their own.
Solid state batteries should further boost climate benefits of EVs in the UK – study
The new technology could reduce the carbon footprint of an electric car battery by up to 39%.
Electric car batteries in UK and Europe use far less raw materials than fossil-fuel cars – study
An electric vehicle (EV) battery uses up just 30kg of raw materials with recycling compared to the 17,000 litres of petrol burned by the average car. ...
Small electric vans cost the same as dirty diesel ones today but are in short supply
The costs of emissions-free, electric vans are now as low as their diesel competitors. That’s according to a new study by consultancy CE Delft that fo...