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Councillors say climate plan needs to acknowledge impact of the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport
SENIOR West Yorkshire politicians have called for a regional transport body to break its silence on air travel and its impact on the environment.
New maps of Welsh Metro project aimed at helping get Wales to net zero
Delivering the £1bn project will be one of the most 'ambitious and complex programmes' Welsh Government has undertaken says minister
Thursday, 21 October 2021
Financial Times
- Tesla bucks global chip shortage with record revenueThird-quarter net profit at electric carmaker hit $1.6bn as it captured growing mainstream market
- Uber Freight: move into trucking leaves rideshare company fighting with even more rivals Group has no more chance of eliminating competitors in haulage than it does in any other sector
The Guardian
- Tesla reports record quarterly earnings despite global supply chain meltdownThe company's car sales are set to overtake last year's figures even as construction of its new Texas factory is underwayTesla saw its biggest quarterly net earnings in history, the company said on Wednesday, propelled by record electric vehicle sales last summer, amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials.
Times Online
- ‘Too few cameras’ for Edinburgh clean-car zone [subscription]Fines of £60 for cars with polluting engines, which are typically diesel cars made before 2015 and petrol cars made before 2002, will apply from June 2024. The fine is halved for drivers who pay within 30 days, but can increase to £480 for repeat offences within 90 days.
Birmingham Mail
- Britain's biggest factory to open in the West Midlands in 2025, creating 6,000 jobsThe car battery gigafactory will be built in Coventry and supply vital parts to firms such as Jaguar Land Rover
Birmingham Post
- Prime Minister discusses UK electric car plant in meeting with West of England mayorMetro mayor Dan Norris told BusinessLive he held talks with Boris Johnson and urged him to "act now" to secure a deal
London Evening Standard
- New Ulez may not be end of toxic air curbs, Sadiq Khan warnsExclusive: London mayor preparing extra measures to target toxic air
Cambridge News
- One of UK's first 'CYCLOPS' junctions opens in CambsThe Circulating Cycle Junction on Histon Road in Arbury is just the third of its kind in the UK
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Government announces £32.7M for new link road in Central BedfordshireRoads Minister Baroness Vere has announced £32.7 million in government funding to provide a vital new link road in Central Bedfordshire. The project, supported by the Department for Transport and led by Central Bedfordshire Council and South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership, will see the construction of a new 2.75-mile road link between Junction 11a of the M11 and the A6, forming a north-western bypass for Luton. According to Vere, the scheme will ease the transportation of goods between the M1 and Midlands, and support development of new homes and jobs.&nbs...
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- National Highways bridge infill plan contested by Watercress WayTHE proposed infilling of a bridge in a village near Winchester is being contested by a charity who want to keep access along the old railway line.
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