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Saturday, 02 March 2019

BBC News

• Greater Manchester transport operators slam pollution finesOperators of high-polluting buses, taxis and lorries in Greater Manchester will be fined from 2021.

Times Online

• Jobs in doubt as Tesla shifts sales online to cut costs [Subscription]Sales at Tesla’s Dublin store are set to be wound down as the company moves all its car sales online to reduce costs.
• Electric car sales motor ahead as Irish defy ‘fear of unknown’ [Subscription]The market for electric cars has shifted up a gear with the number registered in the first two months of this year almost surpassing the total bought throughout last year.

City AM

• Tesla shares drop as Elon Musk outlines plan to close stores and move sales online in bid to cut car pricesTesla is set to close most of its physical locations as it shifts worldwide sales online, it said today, sending shares down almost eight per cent to 295p.

Mail Online

• BMW death traps: More than 250,000 cars in Britain are at risk of bursting into flames... but firm has only told HALF of owners about potentially fatal faultMore than 130,000 BMW owners have not been warned they are driving cars at risk of bursting into flames.

Sky News

• London mayor facing legal action from minicab driversMinicab drivers are taking legal action against the mayor of London over the introduction of a congestion charge which they will be forced to pay under current plans.

London Evening Standard

• Tesla Model 3 UK: Everything you need to know about the mid-range carTesla is selling a cut-price version of its Model 3 as it delivers on a promise to sell a mass market sedan for $35,000 (£26,000).