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Saturday, 23 January 2021

BBC News

• Essex lorry deaths: Men jailed for killing 39 migrants in trailerThirty-nine Vietnamese migrants suffocated in a sealed container en route to Essex in October 2019.
• Electric car battery's quick charge and other tech newsBBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
• Brexit: Can Irish Sea border ‘teething problems’ be salved?Hauliers tell a shadow cabinet meeting that NI and the Republic are
• Brexit: Nissan commits to keep making cars in SunderlandThe Japanese car maker has told the BBC its Sunderland plant is secure for the long term.

The Guardian

• Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoptionSales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping pointâ€� of rapid mass adoption thanks to the plummeting cost of batteries, experts say.Global sales rose 43% in 2020, but even faster growth is anticipated when continuing falls in battery prices bring the price of electric cars dipping below that of equivalent petrol and diesel models, even without subsidies. The latest analyses forecast that to happen some time between 2023 and 2025. Continue reading...
• Invest in UK industry to drive switch to electric cars, says LabourParty also says sector needs Covid crisis support similar to that in France and GermanyThe Labour party has called for the government to invest billions of pounds in the UK car industry to help it recover from the coronavirus pandemic and to push forward the transition towards electric cars.The stimulus for motor manufacturers envisaged by Labour would be on a similar scale to the support given by Germany and France, which last year earmarked €5bn (£4.4bn) and €8bn, respectively, for their carmakers. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Falling ice hits roads maintenance truck as sensors fail again to prevent danger on Queensferry CrossingFALLING ice hit a roads maintenance vehicle as newly installed sensors failed to stop danger to motorists on Scotland's showpiece road bridge for the second time in seven weeks, it has emerged.

Times Online

• Boris Johnson hails Nissan Sunderland battery plant boost [Subscription]A commitment by Nissan to expand battery production at its factory in the northeast of England is “a great vote of confidence in the UK”, the prime minister has said.

Mail Online

• London goes to WAR with Sadiq's 'illegal' road schemesResidents in Hackney, Ealing, Hounslow, Lambeth and Croydon have now launched a legal challenge to stop the road closures.
• Councils face legal challenges against road schemes brought in during pandemicResidents' groups are applying for judicial reviews into measures such as road closures and pop-up cycle lanes at a High Court hearing next month.

Birmingham Post

• Prime Minister welcomes Nissan's commitment to Sunderland following Brexit dealLeading Nissan executive said the trade deal with the EU was a positive step for the company's Sunderland plant

Bolton News

• New alerts issued over Royal Mail and DVLA fraud scams The UK's leading fraud prevention organisation has issued a warning about new scams involving Royal Mail deliveries and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Daily Post (North Wales)

• How new 'transport corridor' off A55 could relieve congestionTransport chiefs on both sides of the border are looking at the business case for Broughton Innovation Corridor

London Evening Standard

• Truckers 'spending 3-5% longer at UK borders' due to post-Brexit red tape, new data revealsStephan Sieber, the CEO of logistics software firm Transporeon, warned this is a 'real problem' for the trucking industry

Northern Echo

• Region could be EV superpower following Nissan's commitment NISSAN’S long-term commitment to the North-East could see the region become an electrical vehicle superpower, according to one industry leader.

Reading Evening Post

• Drivers warned of M4 closure this weekendThe road will be closed in both directions at the M25 junction

Other Regional Press

• E-scooters trial approved to begin in Headington in FebruaryELECTRIC scooters will soon be available to rent on the streets of Headington.
• £4.5m plans unveiled to overhaul Southampton road network MULTI-MILLION pound transport plans set to transform how people move around Southampton city centre have been unveiled.
• New electric car charging points will be rolled out in OxfordELECTRIC vehicle charging points will be placed on streets across Oxford.
• First Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods approved in Cowley AN experiment which could see the number of cars on residential streets around Cowley reduced has been given the go-ahead.
• Eco delivery hubs could soon appear on outskirts of townsParcels could soon be delivered to homes by a fleet of electric vans and bikes operating out of special hubs on the edge of town.
• Carnage as 'tens of cars' damaged by just one Huddersfield potholeA deep hole in the Lindley area has claimed more than a dozen motorists, it is claimed
• Lockdown made our roads quieter - so more people were speedingMotorists have been caught doing speeds of up to 130mph on the county's quieter roads

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Joint effort to unlock electric vehicle charging for allFive local authorities are joining forces with the UK’s biggest electricity network operator in a bid to end Electric Vehicle (EV) charging blackspots. Charge Collective, a pilot project being launched by UK Power Networks, will see it partner with local councils in Cambridge, Norwich and London to help ensure nobody is left behind in the EV revolution. The aim is to ensure that everyone has the confidence to switch to EVs, regardless of where they live or what parking space they have. By sharing data and expertise, the local authorities will help UK Power Networks to identify charge p...

New Civil Engineer

• £1bn Cardiff Crossrail backed in rail plan to tackle M4 congestionThe Welsh Government has backed a raft of recommendations to tackle congestion on the M4.

Other News Sources

• Electric vehicles and heat pumps set for exponential growth on road to net-zero More than 4.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) could be on UK roads, almost 250,000 households could feature solar technology and between 450,000 to more than one million domestic electric heat pumps could be installed by 2030 in order to reach net-zero, new research has found.
• Nissan pledge on Sunderland plant after 'positive' Brexit dealNissan has committed its long-term future to its Sunderland car-making plant and has said the Brexit trade deal put the UK at an advantage.