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Monday, 03 February 2020

BBC News

• Secret filming shows drivers filling up with red dieselA BBC investigation found drivers illegally filling tanks with the cheap fuel meant for tractors.

Financial Times

• Uber looks to radical financing to fund driverless carsCar fleet investment trusts would establish autonomous vehicles as new asset class

Times Online

• Toyota recharges batteries as electric car race hots up [subscription]When Toyota launched its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell car, the Mirai, at the Los Angeles motor show in 2014, few were left in any doubt about the road the Japanese company was on.
• Shopping delivered by magnet in pipeline [subscription]Shopping will be propelled by magnetism through a network of pipes under plans to cut the number of trucks on the road.
• Roadside camera fears over green number plates [subscription]The introduction of green numberplates for electric cars is likely to lead to far more surveillance cameras on roads, ministers have been warned.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover turns a corner as latest results are revealedThe turnaround has in part attributed to rising sales in China and demand for the new Range Rover Evoque

New Civil Engineer

• Bidders called for £40M Welsh road design and build dealThe Welsh Government has fired the starting gun for bidders on a £40M design and build contract on the A40 road.

Other News Sources

• M23 'smart highway' plans on hold after 'death trap' fearsA £164 million smart motorway has been put on hold after a report revealed 38 people had been killed on similar roads in recent years.
• Tesla owner wants free charging points in city to tackle pollution A TESLA car owner is says not enough is being done to promote electric vehicles.