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Monday, 02 March 2026

BBC News

• Oil prices rise after ships attacked near Strait of HormuzExperts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.

Financial Times

• Oil prices soar as escalating conflict threatens supplies US and Israeli air strikes have thrown energy markets into turmoil

Transport Committee

• Transport Committee get its inquiry into supercharging the EV transition under way with a focus on the current state of charging infrastructureThe first session of the inquiry comes after Department for Transport statistics showed a total of 88,513 publicly available charging devices as of 1 February. It also follows last week's announcement that grants for households and businesses installing EV chargepoints will rise to £500.

Birmingham Mail

• New charge kicks in at all UK petrol stations - with drivers warnedHMRC has launched new measures for petrol, diesel, electric and LPG vehicle drivers in its first update to AFRs this year.

Nation. Cymru

• Welsh city needs public transport changes and relief road, says council leaderNewport's council leader has urged public transport sceptics to think about planned improvements in the round but also said he would still like to see an M4 relief road.

Other News Sources

• Fleete opens UK's largest dedicated commercial vehicle electric charging hub at port of TilburyMarking a major milestone in the electrification of the country's freight and logistics sector, Fleete has officially opened the UK's largest dedicated commercial vehicle electric charging hub at the Port of Tilbury.
• Two-year government project tracked EV drivers using their mobile phone dataThe government has been spying on electric vehicle drivers using their mobile phone data to get insights into their behaviour, according to a new report.