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The Heathrow Airport boss says flying needs to be made more environmentally friendly rather than stopped.
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The new boss of South Western Railway has told ITV News West Country he will work 'tirelessly' to end the chaos experienced by passengers, but admits there is no quick fix.
First new railway in 50 years between Oxford and Bletchley takes major step forward
The first direct rail link in more than 50 years between Oxford, Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury has been given the green light for further work.
Wednesday, 05 February 2020
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- Petrol and diesel car sales ban brought forward to 2035Boris Johnson unveils the plan as he launches a
- How will the petrol and diesel car ban work?A ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be brought forward by eight years to 2032, MPs say.
- Tesla: Is the car firm really worth $150bn?The carmaker's market value has grown by about a third in less than a month.
Financial Times
- Cabify claims it is first profitable car-booking appMadrid-based start-up made small gain in fourth quarter
The Guardian
- 'Honk more, wait more': Mumbai tests traffic lights that reward the patient driverTrial resets traffic lights to red when the noise from car horns goes beyond 85 decibels There is a truth universally acknowledged by drivers in India: honk your horn loud enough and the traffic lights will surely change to green.But, fed up of impatient drivers inflicting a deafening roar every time they are forced to stop, police in Mumbai have come up with a new system to punish those who cannot wait at traffic lights in silence. Continue reading...
- Tesla shares soar 40% after analyst says firm's value could hit $1.3tnCarmaker is world's second most valuable despite never having made an annual profitTesla shares have soared 40% in two days, after one US analyst predicted the electric carmaker could transform global transport and that its market value could soar to $1.3tn (£1tn) in less than five years.
Times Online
- Hydrogen cars: an old fuel showing new promiseA radical alternative to battery-run cars could solve problems on refuelling and range, writes Emily Gosden
- Climate change crisis: Electric car grant may be ditched [subscription]Grants for electric cars could be scrapped in the next two months despite plans to bring forward a ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles.
City AM
- Michael Gove doesn't know how much charging points will cost UKMichael Gove has failed to say how much it will cost the government to build charging points to support the widespread use of electric cars by 2035.
- Fuel prices rise in January despite wholesale price dropDespite hefty falls in diesel and unleaded wholesale prices in January, the UK’s four largest supermarkets increased fuel prices every [...] The post Fuel prices rise in January despite wholesale price drop appeared first on CityAM.
Bristol Live
- Uber drivers in South Gloucestershire will not be allowed to display 'taxi' on their cars'After 40 years of regulation, the public generally do not know the difference between the two'
Other Regional Press
- Anger at 'constant botch-job' pothole repairs on crumbling Huddersfield roadAn engineer who uses Bradley Road eight times a day says the potholes have been repaired three times in recent months
Other News Sources
- Tesla owner wants more free charging points in BrightonA MOTORIST says not enough is being done to promote electric vehicles.
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