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Second-hand car buyers are looking to save petrol too

Hybrid vehicles are not just popular with new car buyers, as figures reveal the low-emission models are making up more second-hand sales.

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Man set fire to ex-partner’s house by pouring petrol through letterbox while she slept

63-year-old Nicholas Martin jailed for 30 years after ‘campaign of abuse’ lasting years

The Independent UK

If this government is serious about climate change, it should increase tax on petrol and diesel rather than taxing EV drivers

OPINION: A potential three pence per mile levy on electric car drivers has brought much criticism, and EV Editor Steve Fowler thinks it shows how little the government knows, or cares, about the car business and car owners

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New petrol cars could be outnumbered in two years

Australian drivers are buying more electric and hybrid vehicles than ever and experts say they are forcing down petrol and diesel car sales.

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When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents

When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on…

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 N review: The sports car for the PlayStation generation

New electric super-sports car takes everything we love about the Ioniq 5 N and makes it even better. But at a price.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘It was inevitable’: Drivers react to reports of pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over Rachel Reeves’s proposed 3p-per-mile EV tax. While some called it a fair replacement for lost fuel duty, others warned it could risk slowing the transition to electric vehicles

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Why Rachel Reeves could impose pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in Budget

POLITICS EXPLAINED: Fuel duty on petrol vehicles has been frozen for so long that the Treasury has set its sights on electric cars instead, as Sean O’Grady explains

The Independent UK

Pay-per-mile car tax explained: What does Rachel Reeves' plan mean for motorists?

Motorists who drive electric vehicles may face increased taxes if the plan comes into effect

Evening Standard

Electric car drivers could face new pay-per-mile tax under Treasury plans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be set to announce new EV levy that would cost average EV driver £279 a year

The Independent UK

Reeves accused of treating drivers ‘like a cash machine’ amid reports of pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles

The Treasury is facing a fall in revenue from fuel duty as more people make the switch from petrol and diesel to electric cars

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves considering pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget

EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars

The Guardian - UK

Petrol low as car buyers flock to hybrid and electric

More buyers of new vehicles are opting to save money on petrol with electric cars and hybrid models proving popular in the latest auto industry snapshot.

AAP

Hybrids, small SUVs revealed as unexpected gas guzzlers

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Evening Standard

Man and woman dead as car crashes off road and into petrol station in early hours

The Ford Ka is believed to have swerved across the carriageway before it struck the BP petrol forecourt

Long-distance caller – the hybrid SUV that leaves even diesels for dust

Omoda 9 is a plug-in hybrid with a 700-mile range, making this the ultimate motorway SUV

Newsroom.co.nz

Settlement gets Z Energy out of court – not ‘out of the petrol business’

After a long legal fight the fuel giant, consumer and environmental groups find one thing to agree on: the Govt must step up to ensure NZ's emissions targets are achieved, they say. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Independent UK

Vauxhall Frontera review: Budget electric SUV is perfect for the school run

The Frontera name has been brushed off and put on a great SUV that’s cheaper than its petrol equivalent

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Prince Harry Humiliated: 'Jobless' Duke Looks 'Miserable' in Meghan Markle's Halloween Videos

Prince Harry faces backlash after Meghan Markle's Halloween video shows him carving pumpkins near a petrol station, fuelling claims he looks 'jobless' and lost.

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“It’s a Nightmare” Family of Teen Set on Fire Speaks Out About His Horrific Injuries

The family of a teenage boy who was allegedly doused in petrol and set on fire has shared the heartbreaking extent of his injuries.

Evening Standard

Impact of hitting EVs with c-charge "same as cutting down 1.7m trees"

It is feared thousands of EV drivers will revert to petrol and diesel vehicles next year

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Lithuania accuses Russia of further Nato airspace violation

Eurofighters scramble after incursion by fighter and tanker; Russian anti-tank drone kills two Ukrainian journalists at petrol station. What we know on day 1,339

Euronews

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.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on hybrid cars: profitable for carmakers but not very green

Editorial: Plug-in hybrids pollute more than their manufacturers claim – and delay the real shift to electric and shared mobility

The Independent UK

Plug-in hybrids cause almost as much pollution as petrol cars, study finds

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles pump out nearly five times the amount of ‘real-world’ pollution than lab tests have shown

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