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Tuesday, 17 November 2020

The Guardian

• Road pricing could offset loss of fuel duty from electric carsRishi Sunak looking at how to recoup lost revenues after ban on new petrol and diesel cars potentially from 2030The government is exploring options for dealing with a £40bn black hole in the public finances, which would result from a proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars within a decade.Boris Johnson is expected to announce this week the cut-off date for the ban will be brought forward by five years to 2030, in a step designed to underscore the government’s commitment to a green economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• 'Blue wall' voters fear climate change - but say petrol and diesel ban is unfair [subscription]New Tory ‘blue wall’ voters in the north feel a ban on diesel and petrol cars would be unfair, despite sharing overwhelming concern over climate change, according to a major new survey of attitudes.

Times Online

• We need to stop air pollution creeping back up to pre-Covid levels [subscription] The Covid-19 pandemic is showing the importance of lung health like never before. We are now all aware of the need to look after our lungs, and what can happen when our lungs come under attack.
• Road charges could win backing if not exploitative, ministers toldDrivers would support a national road-charging system providing that it was not simply used as a “cash cow” by the Treasury, ministers have been told.

City AM

• Whinging car giants are giving business a bad nameNews broke last week that the UK government is reportedly planning to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars The post Whinging car giants are giving business a bad name appeared first on CityAM.

Other Regional Press

• JLR to develop a smart city hub to test self-driving carsSelf-driving vehicles will share the streets with cars, pedestrians and cyclists

New Civil Engineer

• Contractors set to start repairs on Hammersmith western pedestals imminentlyTransport for London (TfL) is expected to instruct contractors to carry out immediate mitigation work on the two western pedestals of Hammersmith Bridge, according to reports from the latest Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce meeting.