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Chris Boardman appointed Greater Manchester’s first transport commissioner
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has appointed former cycling and walking commissioner Chris Boardman in an expanded role as Greater Manchester’s first transport commissioner.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
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- £300m investment to fuel electric car take-upEnergy regulator Ofgem has approved funding for infrastructure needed to support more charging points.
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- Call to stop e-scooter trials until rules are clear [subscription]Ministers have been urged to ban e-scooters until manufacturers and retailers make them safe and the public understands the law.
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- Australia's first poo-powered SUV - nicknamed 'Number Two' - makes its road debutMove over petrol - Australia has officially launched its first 'poo-powered' SUV. Dubbed the 'Number 2,' the Hyundai Kona runs by electricity generated by mass human waste.
- Boris Johnson urged to protect Britain's vintage car industry as '100,000 jobs could be at risk' Boris Johnson is today being urged to save Britain's world-leading historical and classic car industry from green regulations and bureaucracy as a new alliance is formed.
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- Survey highlights taxi driver's opposition to Clean Air Zone planA NEW report looking at Bradford’s Clean Air Zone further highlights the opposition to the plans from many of the city’s taxi drivers.
Forbes
- The Future Of Road Transport Is Electric, But How Are We Going To Pay For It?The state of California has unanimously approved a regulation that will force all drivers of ride-hailing vehicles and the companies that operate them to transition to electrification over the present decade: by 2030, 90% of the distance traveled by them in the state must be electric.
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- Government finds the cash to unlock major Devon road schemeThe Department for Transport said the cash would allow construction of the final stage of a programme of works on the A382 corridor between Stover Country Park and Newton Abbott.
- Highways England defends smart motorways in inquiry evidenceHighways England has defended smart motorways in its submission to the transport select committee’s smart motorways inquiry.
- Crossrail bosses identify the 140 staff ‘critical’ to completing the projectCrossrail bosses have pinpointed 140 “critical” workers needed to get the mega project across the line.
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- 'A27 is an even worse mess than the A23'I HAVE just read the article Tory Talk, written by Steve Bell in Saturday’s Argus.
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