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Friday, 17 June 2016

BBC News

• North Coast 500 'now possible by electric car'A road route dubbed Scotland's answer to the USA's famous Route 66 can now be travelled using an electric car, according to the Energy Saving Trust.
• VW plans huge investment to become electric cars leaderGerman carmaker Volkswagen plans huge investment to launch 30 all-electric models as it repositions itself as a

Financial Times

• Uber points to profits in major marketsRide-hailing app expands aggressively in China, now its biggest market

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Months of delays as roadworks planned for Aston Expressway in BirminghamMajor roadworks are to take place on the M6 and Aston Expressway in Birmingham which will cause months of disruption.

Other Regional Press

• Driverless pods poised to be motor industry's 'phoenix from the ashes'RDM Group, which is already involved in the Government-backed LUTZ and UK AutoDrive projects, revealed its own new Pod Zero range of vehicles at Automechanika
• Hydrogen car demonstration ahead of first-of-its kind trial in Monmouthshire A HYDROGEN car demonstration took place at Monmouthshire council yesterday as the county is set to facilitate a first-of-its kind trial of the energy-efficient cars.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Bus and train commuters will return to cars by 2040Use of public transport is set to drop dramatically over the next 25 years as commuters return to their cars. That’s the view of shadow transport secretary Lillian Greenwood, who accuses the government of failing to sufficiently invest in green transport alternatives like segregated bike lanes. Figures from the Department for Transport suggest that all modes of transport except for private car use are expected to fall between now and 2040. Forecasts show that people are set to spend more time driving on average every day, rising from 26.6 minutes in 2010 to 32.8 in 2040. As a result, the amoun...