The number of vehicles on UK roads reached a record high in 2023, rising by 1.7% to 41,404,589 vehicles, according to new Motorparc data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Plug-in vehicles drove what is the biggest growth in car ownership since 2016. Total cars on... continue
Free public transport paid for by increased tax on air... continue
Sales of diesel fuel in London fell twice as elsewhere in the country, according to research by clean transport group Transport & Environment UK. Figures based on analysis of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero statistics suggest sales fell nearly 40% in London over the past four years... continue
Nearly 90% of respondents to a survey say they have made savings on driving costs after switching from petrol or diesel cars to an electric model. The research by the Green Insurer also found that nearly half (48%) of electric car drivers describe the savings as “substantial” while just... continue
The UK could place itself at the forefront of a global turnaround in EV sales trends by embracing five key upcoming developments, according to the latest Demand Report produced by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC). Five major developments could see the UK accelerate itself into pole position... continue
The Government is offering small bus and a coach operators a share of £4.65m to install technology that will display and announce information clearly for all passengers, including those with sight and hearing impairments. Operators can bid for Accessible Information Grants to help cover the... continue
Dutch MaaS platform umob, which integrates the use of shared mobility, taxi and public transport in one app, has acquired MaaS Global, the Finnish mobility developer behind Whim which filed for bankruptcy last month (LTT888, 21 March 2024). MaaS Global, founded in Finland in 2015, is widely... continue
A review of recent trends and developments in Mobility as a Service and potential future direction in the field has been published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Authors Beate Kubitz and James Gleave look at the goal of MaaS to support a shift away from personally-owned modes of... continue
The latest round of the government’s Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) is now open, with organisations and academics able to win up to £45,000 in funding from a £1.3m pot. The TRIG scheme, delivered by Connected Places Catapult, supports businesses and academics... continue
The government is not looking to cut the VAT rate for public charging nor introduced targeted purchase grants for EV drivers. These are among the... continue
A disparity in access to budgets and planning between... continue
Char.gy has reached a significant milestone by installing its 3,000th EV charging point. The company specialises in providing... continue
InstaVolt has appointed Delvin Lane as its new... continue
Electric vehicle charging facilities have been opened at the Legoland Windsor Resort by RAW Charging, a chargepoint operator working in the hospitality and leisure sectors. The Legoland project is... continue
Commercial-vehicle charging specialist TUAL has launched a charging solution for operators of electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs). The PowerBank Pro-Charging system has been developed in... continue
Parking professionals from across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world will be gathering at... continue
Mobilize Power Solutions is launching a service that enables business drivers to... continue
A new government competition designed to encourage innovative UK transport projects will offer a total of £1.3m to winning... continue
Mercedes Benz Vans is providing an insight into what sustainability could look like in the delivery transport of the future. Working with technology platform SUSTAINEER (SustainABILITY PIONeer) Mercedes-Benz Vans has developed an efficient logistics concept for last-mile delivery with zero local CO2... continue
European drivers have distinct parking and charging preferences,... continue
The £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme celebrated its first year with a successful live Expo in Birmingham earlier this week – and the event was such a success that organisers have announced a follow up online mini Expo to be held next month. The Live Labs 2 Expo 24, held at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre on 17 April, brought together the key partners, researchers,... continue
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