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Saturday, 10 July 2021

BBC News

• Pollution-eating car shown off at Goodwood FestivalThe car looks radically different but critics are not convinced it can really help the environment.

Financial Times

• Greens rejoice as Parisian drivers moan about new speed limitFrench capital's left-Green government to apply 30kmh maximum for cars in most streets

The Telegraph

• Black cabs slump to lowest level since 1983 as a quarter of drivers quit [subscription]Just under 14,000 traditional taxis are left on the capital's roads following the disruption to normal life caused by the pandemic

Green Miscellany

• Relaxed hours for HGV drivers will increase road dangerIn response to a shortage of HGV drivers that threatened to lead to empty supermarket shelves, the government has decided relax rules this month for how long lorry drivers can work. According to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps on Twitter this week: “We’re aware of a shortage of HGV drivers, so I’m announcing a temp extension of drivers’ hours rules… The post Relaxed hours for HGV drivers will increase road danger appeared first on ETA.