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Friday, 19 November 2021

City AM

• It's about time for Rishi Sunak to make his mind up on road tax for electric vehiclesBritain is firmly on the front foot towards a transition to electric vehicles. Last week, as he unveiled a new design for charging stations, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he hoped they would become as iconic as the black cab.

Daily Record

• No repairs to Scots motorway barrier until 'early next year' after man dies in lorry plungeA HGV crashed through the barrier and landed on the road below on November 4, killing Kenneth Cheyne from Aberdeenshire.

Bristol Live

• Clean Air Zone in Bristol: The fee and how people will be chargedAbout three in 10 vehicles in Bristol will attract the charges

The York Press

• 'Please voice your support for A64 upgrade' before deadline, say MPsA LAST-minute plea for public support for an upgrade of the A64 north-east of York has been made by regional MPs.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Glasgow transitions to all-electric Tesco home delivery fleetThousands of households across Glasgow will now have their shopping delivered by one of 17 new all-electric Tesco delivery vehicles, contributing to a tangible legacy for Glasgow as the host city for COP26.    This is part of Tesco’s efforts to become net zero in its own operations by 2035 and will see Glasgow become the first city in Scotland to transition to Tesco electric delivery vehicles.   Over the past 18 months, Tesco has significantly grown its home delivery service across Scotland and now delivers to almost 80,000 homes every week.    Jason Tarry, Tesco...
• National Highways’ contractors cut carbon footprint by 23%Contractors resurfacing a dual carriageway on the National Highways’ network have recycled more than half of the materials from the old road back into the new one - cutting the project’s carbon footprint by 23%.   Some 17,432 tons of material were reused from the layers of road surface and saved from landfill as well as helping to make the A46 Warwick Bypass much smoother and safer for drivers.   A stretch of the busy road had deteriorated to a condition that, following a number of temporary repairs to ensure safety, a full depth reconstruction was needed, digging down al...
• Production starts on road-going full-electric Volta Zero vehiclesElectric commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has started production of the first road-going ‘Design Verification’ (DV) prototype Volta Zero vehicle at a bespoke facility in Coventry, UK.   The DV prototypes are the first full-electric Volta Zero vehicles to be built in the recently unveiled production-ready design.    A total of 25 vehicles will be manufactured and once completed in January, the fleet will embark on a rigorous testing regime.    This will involve Volta Trucks engineers replicating a wide range of customer usage and delivery cycl...