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Wednesday, 18 May 2022

BBC News

• Will swapping out electric car batteries catch on?One Chinese carmaker has plans for thousands of stations in Europe where you can switch batteries.
• Route repairs planned before cycling stars' visit ScotlandThe British road championships come to Scotland next month for the first time in nearly a decade.
• Petrol retailers told to pass on fuel duty cutThe government wants to ensure companies pass on tax cuts to motorists as diesel prices hit new highs.

Financial Times

• Boeing needs a stronger vision to bounce back from crisisPlan to shift HQ closer to Washington adds to concerns of commercial aircraft customers
• Monaco shipping group takes stake in battery start-up BritishvoltScorpio investment a sign of manufacturers looking beyond car industry into new markets
• Turbulent times ahead for Hong Kong’s jet ownersThe pandemic has forced even the wealthiest in Asia’s biggest financial hub into some difficult decisions

The Guardian

• Big carmakers stuck in slow lane over switch to zero emissions, study showsOnly Tesla and Mercedes are due to meet climate goals with Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai and General Motors lagging. The world's largest carmakers are lagging behind on the switch to electric vehicles with only two on the trajectory required to hit the international target of limiting global heating to 1.5C, according to an analysis.

The Telegraph

• Cyclists told to take a prominent position on the road ... even though there is a bike lane [subscription]

Times Online

• Morale at Ferguson shipyard ‘eroded’ by ferry row, says Kate Forbes [subscription]The morale of the workforce at the nationalised Ferguson shipyard is being “eroded” by the political debate around Scotland’s ferries crisis, the economy secretary has said.
• Electric ships hove into view [subscription]Battery-powered ships may be on the high seas within a decade under plans being developed by the firm behind Britain’s first gigafactory.
• Electric ships hove into view [subscription]Battery-powered ships may be on the high seas within a decade under plans being developed by the firm behind Britain’s first gigafactory.
• Great British Railways should say yes to York - Julian Sturdy MP, Nigel Adams MP [subscription]his government is delivering on its commitment to level up regions such as ours. Yorkshire’s economy already has world-leading industry and a population of entrepreneurs and grafters. Yet too many of our communities punch beneath their weight and deprivation is higher than in the South. If levelling-up means anything, it is the mission to unlock this potential and unleash it to improve living standards for all our constituents.
• ScotRail plans to cut services by third, says union [subscription]Rail passengers have been warned of plans to severely cut services because of a shortage of train drivers.

City AM

• Uber’s Jamie Heywood steps down as Northern Europe regional managerUber’s Jamie Heywood announced he was stepping down as the company’s regional general manager for Northern Europe after four years in the job. Heywood said he would leave the company next month to work on a book project, according to a memo seen by Sky News. The executive added that he was leaving Uber’s UK [...] The post Uber’s Jamie Heywood steps down as Northern Europe regional manager appeared first on CityAM.
• Cars should be banned from parking on pavement because of ‘discriminatory’ impactCars should be banned from parking on the pavement because of the “discriminatory impact” the practice has on people, according to a report published today. Commissioned by sustainable transport charity Sustrans, the study highlights that people are put off walking because of the large amounts of cars parked on the pavement. Around 70 per cent [...] The post Cars should be banned from parking on pavement because of ‘discriminatory’ impact appeared first on CityAM.

The Mirror

• Doomed Boeing plane that nosedived killing 132 was 'sabotaged by someone in cockpit'US officials' preliminary assessment has analysed both black boxes on board the plane and it indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the jet over Guangxi, China, on March 14

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'We’re not some sleepy backwater' say business chiefs in call for ramp-up in direct trains to LondonNorth Wales Mersey Dee Business Council along with some of the biggest names in the tourism industry want Avanti to restore a full timetable

Manchester Evening News

• 'It's a death trap': Fury over £9m revamp of major Manchester road after crash leaves cyclist fighting for lifeResidents and cyclists have hit out at Manchester council's recent revamp

The York Press

• Campaigners say they will fight on for cycle lane in Piccadilly, YorkYORK cyclists will continue to push for a segregated cycle lane on Piccadilly after the city’s transport chief said he agreed with the “broad principleâ€� that campaigners put forward.
• Railway footbridge in Copmanthorpe would be 'threatening to lone women'A PLANNED footbridge to replace Copmanthorpe’s level crossing would feel threatening for lone women and would not be accessible for people in wheelchairs, York’s transport chief has said.

Other Regional Press

• Would you ditch your car and start catching the bus?Should Leeds ditch the car and start using the bus?
• New chairman of Western Area Transport Action Group (WATAG)A LOCAL transport group has announced a new chair who says she will be campaigning to improve accessibility on public transport in west Dorset.

New Civil Engineer

• Bam deploys robot dog for surveying workA robotic dog fitted with in-built laser scanners has been put to work by Bam Nuttall on a remote construction site in Shetland.
• HS2 bosses explain why underground Manchester Piccadilly plans were dismissedHS2 bosses have said that an underground Manchester Piccadilly station has been ruled out because it would cost too much and cause too much disruption for little benefit.