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Thursday, 25 April 2019

BBC News

• Tesla reports $702m quarterly lossThe US electric car and battery maker said it would return to profit in the third quarter.
• Ghosn: Tokyo court grants $4.5m bail to former Nissan bossCarlos Ghosn, who faces financial misconduct charges in Japan, is set be released from custody on bail.

Times Online

• Local roads are poor, admits minister (Jesse Norman MP) - [subscription]Local roads are “not in great shape” because they are seen as the poor relation of Britain’s transport infrastructure, MPs were told yesterday. Jesse Norman, the transport minister, said the government would need to up its game because the network’s condition might hold back the development of self-driving cars, which needed “better marked” roads to operate.
• Scotland gears up to embrace electric cars [subscription]Improving Scotland’s network of electric vehicle charging points and boosting its digital connectivity are among the aims of a new strategic plan by the Scottish Futures Trust.

City AM

• On the map: Now Google Maps displays real-time electric car charging pointsElectric car drivers will today find it easier to find charging points for their vehicles as Google included real-time data on the sites across the UK and US.