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Friday, 04 August 2017

BBC News

• Tesla revenues double but losses also growDespite growing losses the electric car maker's shares rose by more than 7% in after hours trading.
• Car insurance market dysfunctional, says AvivaThe car insurance market does not reward loyal customers, says the boss of insurance giant Aviva.
• More Brits complain about car hire in EU countriesComplaints about hiring cars in Europe have risen by a third in the last year.

Financial Times

• Uber's next chief faces uncomfortable rideNew CEO will need to tackle multiple challenges over its long-term business model
• Cracks appear in cash-starved German infrastructureBridges and roads crumble as local authorities use funds to reduce deficits

The Guardian

• Carmakers accused of 'clutching at straws' over retrofitting polluting dieselsVW, BMW, Opel and Daimler’s promise to fix 5 million cars not enough to undo the damage done by emissions scandal, say campaigners Major car makers are being accused of clutching at straws after they agreed to fit software to 5m diesel vehicles in Germany to reduce harmful emissions by up to 30%.VW, Daimler, BMW and Opel made the decision at a summit with leading politicians in Berlin. They have been under pressure since the diesel emissions scandal two years ago exposed how VW and – it is suspected – other manufacturers have been cheating the testing regime. Continue reading...

Bolton News

• MP pledges to help make new bypass road a priority for governmentCHRIS Green has written to Bolton Council in a bid to secure funding for the long-awaited Westhoughton Bypass.

Manchester Evening News

• Everything you should know before you drive on the M60 smart motorway We speak to a smart motorway expert as we prepare for their arrival on the M60 and M62

Bucks Free Press

• Long-awaited relief road given green light 'in principle' A long-awaited relief road to cut congestion in Beaconsfield Old Town has been given the green light.
• Anger as customers driven away after parking price hike blunder Furious business-owners based on a High Wycombe shopping street were shocked to discover parking charges had more than doubled this week without any notice from the county council.

Other Regional Press

• "This means you can top up easily without having to return to your carâ€�: New car parking meters will accept card payments Visitors parking at car parks in Dorset will no longer have to dig deep for change when paying for a parking ticket.

Buying Business Travel

• Hyperloop achieves higher speeds in latest testNew transport system completes second phase of testing

Green Miscellany

• Air pollution policy shambles sees speed humps removedThe shambles that is the British government’s policy on air pollution has taken a surreal twist as it transpires councils in England will be funded to tear up speed bumps on the basis they cause pollution as drivers accelerate between them. In a perfect example of political dis-jointed thinking, it seems likely that fewer traffic humps will increase vehicle speed,… The post Air pollution policy shambles sees speed humps removed appeared first on ETA.