Despite the common fear campaigns around EVs catching fire, the data says that petrol and diesel cars are far more likely to catch fire than EVs.

A fire investigation into the blaze that broke out in a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport was accidental, the fire service can confirm. 

The real-world fuelling costs of these PHEVs are £672 a year higher than their electric equivalents.

The data says hybrids are the most prone to catching fire, while EVs are the least prone.

More than 30,000 passengers suffer disruption to their journeys as a fire destroys a car park.

How many EVs catch fire? Do they catch fire more often than petrol cars? Our FAQs page has the answers.

The electric vehicles on board the K Line vessel are thought to be intact, suggesting they were not the cause of the fire.

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The cause is still unknown but inspections of the intact vehicle decks suggest the EVs on board are unaffected.

Cheap and badly built kits are leading to the "fastest growing fire trend", the fire service says.

Nissan claims the batteries in its Leaf electric cars will last 22 years, an estimated 10-12 years longer than the average life of the car itself.

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Following the fires in a car-park at Luton Airport, theories have been circulating on social media that it was caused by an electric car. But how true are these theories?

DVSA records show that there are over 700 Teslas on UK roads today with more than 100,000 miles on the clock - and the highest mileage example has more than three times that amount.

A Porsche driver was forced to leap out of her car after the convertible burst into flames.

Carmakers racing to boost sales as net zero targets loom, Auto Trader says

Kemi Badenoch has told cabinet colleagues that electric vehicle targets being imposed on the industry could damage investment in Britain.Under a rule to be intr

The motoring association's president had previously warned that the vehicles’ batteries would run out much faster in freezing temperatures

The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report 'EV strategy: rapid recharge needed'.

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Lighter, more powerful solid-state EV technology has energy density 100 times that of previous model

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said switching to an EV will ‘see a quick return on the investment made’.

The next time you're stranded at the roadside because your car has suffered a mechanical issue, it could be an electric vehicle that comes to your rescue.

Despite being an EV convert, fearmongering made me anxious before my holiday. But the summer road trip reaffirmed my faith, says Charlotte Naughton, joint production editor of Guardian Opinion