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Wednesday, 08 February 2017

BBC News

• Uber hires 'flying car engineer' from NasaAn ex-Nasa engineer is Uber's latest hire as it explores the possibilities of flying cars.

The Herald

• Plans for M8 roof park to begin by summerWORK on the blueprint to ‘heal the wound’ of Scotland’s busiest stretch of road will begin within weeks, with one of country’s most prestigious architectural firms involved in early designs.

London Evening Standard

• Taxi and minicab drivers face �1,000 fines for refusing wheelchair users, Government announcesTaxi and minicab drivers who refuse to pick up wheelchair users could be fined up to �1,000, the Government has announced.
• Heathrow Airport workers could be handed �2,000 to ditch diesel carsWorkers at Heathrow may be offered around �2,000 to replace their diesel cars with less polluting models.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Law change demands equal treatment for disabled taxi users

Green Miscellany

• Electric cars will leave oil industry strandedIncumbent technologies are prone to underestimate the threat posed by smaller, disruptive alternatives. Europe’s five major utilities lost £85 bn in the five years to 2013 because they did not prepare for an 8 per cent increase in renewables. A 10% loss of market share was enough to cause the collapse of the coal mining industry in America. The same… The post Electric cars will leave oil industry stranded appeared first on ETA.