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Friday, 28 July 2017

BBC News

• Porsche to recall 22,000 cars over emissions softwareGermany's transport minister orders move to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software.

Department for Transport

• Changes will allow drivers to drive heavier vans if powered by low emission technology.Changes to driver licensing rules will make it easier for van drivers to switch to electric vehicles, the government has announced today (28 July 2017).

Financial Times

• The electric car revolution will leave many behindIn the future, the auto industry will need far fewer people to make vehicles

The Scotsman

• Martin Flanagan: Petrol and diesel ban could use some helpWhere President Macron in France has led, the UK is following.

City AM

• Transport for London has delayed English language tests for Uber and minicab drivers againTransport for London has pushed back plans to introduce English language tests for Uber drivers again.

London Evening Standard

• Mayor's £10 'T-charge' to tackle London's toxic air will begin in three months timeSadiq Khan today put Londoners on three-month notice that the T-charge is coming in for the most polluting vehicles to drive into the city centre.

Green Miscellany

• British government to ban new petrol and diesel carsThe British government has bowed to legal pressure and announced  a ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. Not only has the British government faced legal action over the poor quality of our air – a judge had said its original plans to tackle air pollution were so poor as to be unlawful, but they… The post British government to ban new petrol and diesel cars appeared first on ETA.