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Friday, 09 July 2021

BBC News

• German carmakers fined over emissions 'cartel'VW and BMW fined €875m by the European Commission for colluding to restrict emissions cleaning tech.
• Vauxhall owner Stellantis to invest €30bn in electric vehiclesStellantis, which also owns Peugeot and Fiat, will invest the money on cars and battery factories by 2025.
• Toyota halts donations to Republican election objectorsThe Japanese car maker donated $56,000 to Republicans who tried to block certification of Biden's win.

Financial Times

• Toyota halts donations to Republicans who tried to block Biden’s electionCarmaker performs abrupt U-turn after weeks-long pressure campaign

Bristol Live

• E-scooters to be fitted with cameras to stop riding on pavementsThe cameras will see if it's on the pavement and sound a warning

C.N.N.

• Volkswagen and BMW fined $1 billion for running emissions cartelThe European Commission has fined Volkswagen Group and BMW over €875 million ($1 billion) for colluding with Daimler to hold back the development of technology that could have reduced harmful emissions from their vehicles.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• DPD trial new EV tyres to reduce air and microplastic pollutionDPD is joining forces with tyre company ENSO to conduct full road trials of an innovative new tyre for commercial EVs.   The trial is a part of Transport for London's FreightLab Innovation Challenge, which is encouraging innovations that will tackle London's air pollution and road congestion due to increased freight movement in the Greater London area.   ENSO has developed a new tyre that increases EV-range on a single charge, while reducing both air and micro plastic tyre PM pollution.    ENSO's EV tyres recently broke a world hypermiling record, achieving the longest dist...