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Europe News

France and Spain back 2035 diesel and petrol car ban, letter reveals

In a letter sent to EU leaders, Paris and Madrid state that the target must be kept, but ask for "made in Europe" incentives to help the struggling automotive industry.

23/10/2025

Mobility

When will EVs and petrol cars cost the same to buy and run?

As our new series The Switch continues, we look at how EVs may be cheaper to run but more expensive to buy, and ask if this is likely to change in the future.

27/10/2024

Mobility

Thinking of buying an EV? This is what you need to bear in mind

In the first part of our new series, The Switch, we look at what you need to consider about buying an electric car before you start browsing vehicles.

18/10/2024

Green News

MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban

Industry reaction follows intention from major political group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party, to revise rules on carbon dioxide standards for cars and vans from 2035.

04/07/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Furious farmers bring Germany to a standstill

In this edition, we look at the root causes of farmers' fury in Germany and break down the recently agreed EU fiscal rules reform.

12/01/2024

Green News

Milan plans to ban cars from city centre by mid 2024

Levels of pollutants in Milan's air are almost four times the safe amount.

23/10/2023

Green News

UK PM delays petrol car ban to 2035 in major green policy shift

Green groups say the PM is ‘taking the public for fools’ by rowing back on home insulation and petrol car pledges at a critical time.

20/09/2023

Europe News

Italy and Poland oppose e-fuels deal struck by Brussels and Berlin

The regulation on CO2 standards will be put to a final vote on Tuesday during a meeting of energy ministers.

27/03/2023

Green News

These countries are pushing back on the EU's petrol and diesel car ban

An alliance of countries is looking to water down new legislation over worries it could harm consumers and the European car industry.

22/03/2023

Europe News

Dieselgate: Vehicle owners with illegal defeat devices due damages

The ruling by the European Court of Justice is another blow to the German car industry, which has been mired by the Dieselgate scandal for years now.

21/03/2023

Mobility

6 of the best value for money EVs to make the switch to electric

The price of electric cars is often cited as the biggest factor in putting people off buying an EV. We pick the most affordable to make the switch.

04/03/2023

Mobility

Will electric cars ever cost the same as a petrol or diesel car?

Electric cars may be cheaper to run - especially given current events - but they're more expensive to buy. Is this likely to change in the future?

06/02/2023

Europe News

EU to phase out new combustion engine cars by 2035

The deal represents the first made under the EU's flagship Fit for 55 package to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. But Greenpeace EU lambasted the 2035 deadline as too late and said that it falls short of the bloc's climate commitment.

28/10/2022

Green News

France passes new bill allowing recycled cooking to be used as fuel

France’s new bill will allow citizens to power their diesel vehicles with recycled cooking oil.

26/07/2022

Green News

Germany refuses to agree to EU ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035

In its bid to cut planet-warming emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 from 1990 levels, the European Commission has proposed a 100 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035.

22/06/2022

Mobility

EU lawmakers back ban on new combustion engine cars from 2035

The legislation would prohibit the sale of new cars powered by petrol or diesel.

09/06/2022