Electric

Tesla to open Shanghai electric car factory, doubling its production

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Elon Musk says first facility outside the US will build 500,000 cars a year

Hybrid cars to be exempt from 2040 petrol and diesel ban

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Move angers environmental campaigners but is welcomed by automotive industry

UK drives into e-vehicle fast lane with 11% sales rise

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Electric vehicles’ share of new UK registrations rises to 2%, still falling far short of Norway’s 48%

Electric cars already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel – study

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Exclusive: Pure electric cars cost less over four years than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, researchers say, but China is set to lead the market

The 40 best gadgets of 2017

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From smart-speakers and virtual bikes to robot vacuums and indestructible cables, here is the year’s most covetable technology