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Tuesday, 07 January 2020

BBC News

• CES 2020: Sony announces electric car conceptThe electronics giant unveiled the
• Carlos Ghosn: Japan presses for ex-Nissan boss's extradition from LebanonThe ex-Nissan boss reportedly escaped by train before being smuggled to Turkey in a flight case.

The Guardian

• Nissan vows to hold Carlos Ghosn accountable for 'serious misconduct'Carmaker breaks silence to say former chairman has defied Japan’s judicial system and will be pursued via legal channelsNissan has described Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan as “extremely regrettableâ€� and vowed to pursue legal action against its former chairman over his “serious misconductâ€�.In its first public comment since Ghosn skipped bail and fled Japan to Lebanon last week, the automaker said its “robust, thorough internal investigationâ€� had “incontrovertible evidence of various acts of misconductâ€� by its fugitive former boss. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Edinburgh residents prefer public transport to cars [Subscription]Edinburgh’s transport boss has warned that the days of the car being “king” are over after a survey found most people want to make everyday journeys using public transport.
• Electric cars lack spark to halt sales fall [subscription]The transport secretary has hailed 2020 as the year when the electric car goes mainstream. Latest industry figures show that electric car sales — those of pure electric, plug-in hybrids and hybrid electrics — have reached 7.3 per cent of the market, or one in every thirteen registrations. One zero-emission car, the Tesla Model 3, made it into December’s top ten bestsellers.

Bristol Live

• Two busy routes to Bristol Airport to close overnight this month for roadworksTravellers are being urged to allow extra time for journey due to closures

Other Regional Press

• 'Interesting': What you had to say about idea to turn ring road into public parkThere has been a mixed response to the idea so far

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Time-saving road marking robot makes it a happy new year for driversThe quirky machine uses precise positioning technology to mark out where white lines need to be painted on new or resurfaced roads. The robot has already saved hundreds of hours of working time on various Highways England projects across the country, including Britain’s biggest road upgrade, the £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement. It also recently pre-marked eight miles of the M6 in Staffordshire in four hours. This work would usually take two engineers over a week to complete. Savings elsewhere include saving 27 hours of working time marking three miles of har...