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Friday, 07 August 2020

BBC News

• Audi: More former car executives face 'dieselgate' chargesGerman prosecutors charge four more over claims the carmaker misled consumers about pollution levels.

Financial Times

• Appetite for Uber Eats fails to offset ride-sharing collapseCompany recovery is dependent on local Covid-19 cases and is a ‘tale of 10,000 cities’

The Guardian

• Hybrid BMW can now auto-swap to battery power in London and BirminghamGerman carmaker puts pressure on UK government over proposed ban on hybridsMore than 10,000 BMW plug-in hybrid cars on British roads will be able to automatically swap to battery power when entering low emissions zones in London or Birmingham city centres from Friday.Newer BMW cars will be able to switch automatically from burning fossil fuels in internal combustion engines to using battery power with zero exhaust emissions as soon as the car’s GPS navigation system detects that it has reached an emissions zone. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Air pollution warning as road traffic rises above pre-lockdown levels [subscription]Road traffic has exceeded pre-lockdown levels for the first time, prompting a warning that air pollution could become worse than normal as more people drive instead of taking public transport.