Tesla Roadster: nine things we know about the ‘smackdown to gasoline cars’

New electric supercar will break records according to Elon Musk, with blistering acceleration and 630-mile range. Here’s everything we know

World petrol demand ‘likely to peak by 2030 as electric car sales rise’

Wood Mackenzie predicts global oil growth will plateau about 2035 – earlier than some previous forecasts

Dyson: industry experts cast doubt on electric car project

Insiders say building an EV from scratch by 2020 is a huge ask in industry saddled with vast engineering, manufacturing and regulatory hurdles

Tesla Model X review: ‘The volume goes up to a Spinal Tap 11’

Tesla’s new take on the electric SUV is powerfully impressive. But is the Model X a real world contender or just an expensive gimmickfest?

What will the car of 2040 be like?

Following the announcement petrol and diesel engine cars will be banned from sale in 2040, the car of the future is up for grabs

Electric cars to account for all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2035

Falling battery costs to drive sales but European carmakers will lose out to rivals in the US and Asia, forecasts Dutch bank