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Saturday, 20 November 2021

BBC News

• Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outageThe carmaker's CEO Elon Musk says its app is coming back online after many owners reported an error.
• The boom in buying a car without ever leaving your sofaCovid changed our shopping habits but will it shift how we make one of our biggest purchases?

Financial Times

• UK logistics boss predicts labour shortage will last well into next yearChief executive of Wincanton says problems caused by ‘perfect storm’ of Brexit and Covid
• Big carmakers struggle to touch Tesla production forecastsVW projected to be only one that could overtake Musk's electric vehicle volumes by 2024

The Independent

• Fuel retailers urged to cut petrol price by 6p a litreThe RAC said prices should reflect a drop in wholesale costs.

Birmingham Post

• Vehicle data company Wejo completes Nasdaq float and secures $225m boostFounder and CEO Richard Barlow will continue to lead the company
• Electric vehicle charging points in Northern Ireland to get major upgradeOperator ESB is rolling out a plan to upgrade the network to faster charging points, some of which can charge multiple cars at one time

Bolton News

• UK drivers face £200 fine and six points under new law changeTransport Secretary Grant Shapps said the change was about
• Drivers to be banned from scrolling through playlists while holding phonesDRIVERS will be banned from scrolling through playlists on mobile phones from next year as part of a government crackdown on road safety.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Pro offers electrifying accelerationThere's a school of thought that the move to electric vehicles is taking the fun out of motoring and making journeys more tricky amid the emerging phenomenon of 'range anxiety'.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Angry firms marooned by road landslide face 'nightmare' detours and dwindling incomesOne business owner wants to see a temporary bridge built after discovering road repairs could take several years

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.
• UK drivers face £200 fine and six points under new law changeTransport Secretary Grant Shapps said the change was about

Cambridge News

• A10 safety fears as councillor admits she 'wouldn't want to cross road in the dark'One councillor suggested the Greater Cambridge Partnership should be 'going beyond' just meeting the relevant safety standards.
• Stricter laws for using mobile phones while driving announced for 2022The use of almost all activity on mobile phones will be eliminated in the updated law for next year including changing your music playlist and taking photos

Other Regional Press

• Thousands of drivers to be affected by major law change in mobile phone crackdownLaws will go even further and will result in fines, points and even driving bans

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...