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Tuesday, 16 February 2021

BBC News

• Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025JLR will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030.

Times Online

• Jaguar goes all electric as Britain’s answer to Tesla [subscription]Models scrapped, production rationalised and workforce cut

The Mirror

• UK's worst roads for speeding listed including one with 27,000 offences in 2020A Freedom of Information request sent to police forces across the nation found that 167,448 speeding crimes were committed on the top 10 most dangerous roads alone last year

Birmingham Post

• New 'gigafactory' plan for West Midlands airportNewly formed partnership will push ahead with securing planning permission to build electric car battery factory at airport site

Bristol Live

• Worry 'unofficial park and rides' will appear at edge of CAZCouncillor say liveable neighbourhoods would stop rat-runs and parking problems in areas just outside the zone

London Evening Standard

• From Morse to Musk: Jaguar takes on Tesla with all-electric luxury car range by 2025 LUXURY car maker Jaguar today announced the end of one era and hoped for the dawn another as it slammed the brakes on production of diesel and petrol cars.

Yorkshire Post

• South Yorkshire Police to review smart motorway deaths to see if Highways England should be held criminally responsiblePolice are to review a coroner's files into the deaths of two men killed on a smart motorway to see if there is scope for a criminal investigation.

Other Regional Press

• York's first electric vehicle charging hub to open in springA second facility is due to be completed by June
• New JLR boss outlines bold vision for car maker’s futureJaguar is to become an all-electric brand with production centred in Solihull
• Plans for huge gigafactory on Coventry Airport siteCoventry Airport would close if the ambitious project for a giant facility to make electric car batteries goes ahead

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Support for small businesses, landlords and leaseholders: government charges up the electric vehicle revolution with £50 million boostSmall businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation are set to benefit from up to £50 million to install electric vehicle chargepoints. The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), which provides up to £350 towards a chargepoint, will continue next year and be expanded to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation. At the same time, the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) will be opened up to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and the charity sector, providing a boost as staff return to work. The changes wi...

Other News Sources

• Denby Eco-Link to hit the road ahead of major trial of 25.25m articsDfT is planning a major trial of around 3,000 25m artics on Britain’s roads this year and will drum up support for the trial by giving Denby Transport permission to use its Eco-Link B-double road train as a demonstrator from next month.