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Saturday, 28 September 2024

Times Online

• Glasgow parking permit price rises 'a tax on the poor' [subscription]The council is proposing charges based on vehicle emissions, but critics say this unfairly penalises the less well-off
• Electric car drivers in UK pay more than most for public charging [subscription]Motorists using EVs in Britain pay twice what they do in Croatia, although Austria and Germany are more expensive
• Electric car drivers in UK pay more than most for public charging [subscription]Motorists using EVs in Britain pay twice what they do in Croatia, although Austria and Germany are more expensive

This is Money

• The HUGE differences in electric car efficiency revealed - which models could cost you almost £850 extra every 10,000 miles?We reveal which EVs are the most efficient and which you shouldn't buy because they could end up costing you hundreds of pounds in charging costs.

Birmingham Mail

• Drivers who don't have their own driveway at home face £1,092 taxAccording to data from Zapmap, there are 68,273 public electric car chargers around the UK, with more than 101,000 connectors available for drivers to use.

Birmingham Post

• Nissan production down more than 20% in August as European sales fallThe month is typically slower for car manufacturers amid factory shutdowns and retooling though wider figures across UK makers showed the six consecutive month of decline

The York Press

• Extension to major roadworks causing chaos in YorkREPAIR works to a major road in York are set to take even longer to complete than expected.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Bus lane fines in Wolverhampton raise £4.2 million for council amid confusion questionsWolverhampton Council has made more than £4 million in just over two years from drivers using bus lanes.

Burnley Express

• State-of-the-art crossing set for major Blackburn roadA new crossing is to be built in Blackburn aims to encourage active travelling with ambitions to connect different areas of the borough.

Other Regional Press

• Work to begin next month ahead of £200 million M3 junction worksWork is due to start next month to transform a Hampshire motorway junction and improve journey times.
• Older drivers facing £749 annual car tax with new pay-per-mile systemA pay-per-mile tax system could be introduced in the upcoming October Budget

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New project announced to accelerate UK's transition to sustainable electric vehiclesA new project has been announced by a UK based clean technology group that aims to accelerate the UK's transition to sustainable electric vehicles (EVs) by focusing on battery production decarbonisation. Working alongside car manufacture Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Altilium said they are to leverage the company's advanced EcoCathode™ process to deliver a significant carbon reduction in EVs. According to Altilium, battery cells produced with recovered cathode active materials (CAM) will be validated for use in vehicles with a leading automotive OEM. Battery cell pr...
• Transport Secretary hails innovative pothole detection system in BlackpoolLabour's plan to fix more than one million potholes a year are advancing as Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, visits Blackpool showcasing new technology to help address the 'pothole plague'. Blackpool's Project Amber is an innovative scheme using an advanced imagery system to take high-definition images of roads. These images are then used to detect potholes and compile data on areas most in need of repair. Shown to the Transport secretary on Thursday September 26, the project could become a trailblazer and be deployed across the...