Vehicle production dips amid EV transformation and market pressures

Vehicle production dips amid EV transformation and market pressures

Mark Moran

UK vehicle production dipped below one million units in 2024, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Factories turned out 779,584 cars and... continue

30 Jan 2025EVolution News
EasyPark Group acquires Parkopedia

EasyPark Group acquires Parkopedia

Mark Moran

International digital payments group EasyPark has bought Parkopedia, a provider of connected car... continue

14 Feb 2025Parking Review News
Heavy-duty hydrogen combustion project enters test stage

Heavy-duty hydrogen combustion project enters test stage

Mark Moran

MAHLE Powertrain has entered the testing phase of a... continue

13 Feb 2025EVolution News
Demand for used EVs rises to record levels as second-hand car market grows in 2024

Demand for used EVs rises to record levels as second-hand car market grows in 2024

Mark Moran

The UK’s used car market grew by 5.5% to 7,643,180 transactions in 2024,... continue

12 Feb 2025EVolution News
EV transition drives apprentice recruitment

EV transition drives apprentice recruitment

The UK automotive sector is investing in a skills drive to grow apprenticeship numbers by almost a sixth in 2025, according to a new survey by the Society of Motor... continue

10 Feb 2025EVolution News
Back to the future: SMMT partners with British Motor Museum

Back to the future: SMMT partners with British Motor Museum

Mark Moran

Four UK automotive apprentices will get the... continue

10 Feb 2025EVolution Features
EV share rises despite contracting market

EV share rises despite contracting market

Mark Moran

Electric vehicles accounted for more than a fifth of new car registrations as overall market contracts by -2.5% to 139,345... continue

7 Feb 2025EVolution News
Electric van deliveries up 12.4%

Electric van deliveries up 12.4%

Mark Moran

Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by -20.5% in the first month of... continue

7 Feb 2025EVolution News
6 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Mayors want Treasury green book changes to spread projects north

The Chancellor has announced a new approach for the National Wealth Fund (NWF) and the Office for Investment (OfI) to work with local leaders to build pipelines of incoming investment and projects linked to regional growth priorities. This includes the NWF trialling Strategic Partnerships in... continue

6 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

DfT publishes aviation policy paper to justify airport expansion plans

Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport posted a short three-page Government policy statement on airport development following the Chancellor’s announcement of her support to expansion plans for the sector, including the claimed role of aviation in growth. It says: “Air connectivity plays a vital... continue

6 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

£4.7bn ‘Network North’ spending reallocation plans now subject to review

The transport spending pledge of £4.7bn for the North of England and the Midlands made by the previous Government appears to be being reviewed by the DfT. The ‘Network North’ funding was intended to redeploy the funds that had initially been allocated to the northern leg of HS2,... continue

6 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Treasury sets out ‘further and faster’ infrastructure planning process reform

Peter Stonham

The Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister have stepped up their moves to drive economic growth by changes to the planning system with measures set out in a working paper from the Treasury on Streamlining Infrastructure Planning on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, ahead of... continue

6 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Fuuse reaches roaming agreement with Gireve

Mark Moran

Fuuse, a provider of EV chargepoint management software, is working Gireve, a B2B digital platform for electric mobility. The Lancaster-based company can advertise its client’s public chargers via Gireve for e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) to connect with. The company’s customers... continue

6 Feb 2025EVolution Products & Services

Government moves to replace developer nature responsibilities with fund payments

Peter Stonham

The Government has tabled measures to ‘unblock much- needed infrastructure projects’, including limiting opportunities to challenge them in the courts and allowing developers to pay into a pool to mitigate environmental damage, rather than being responsible for the specific effects of... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News
Planning and Infrastructure bill ‘will provide certainty for developers and environment’

Planning and Infrastructure bill ‘will provide certainty for developers and environment’

Peter Stonham

The Government intends to use the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to introduce... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Environment Secretary launches ‘national conversation’ on land use strategy

Peter Stonham

The Government has launched a consultation on a new strategic approach to managing Land Use in England, saying it will empower decision makers with the toolkit to protect the most productive agricultural land and boost food security. But it mixes that objective with the government’s wider... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

‘Better spatial planning needed at national and local level’

Peter Stonham

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the consultation was “the start of a national conversation to transform how we use land in this country. It’s time for policy to leave the chambers of Westminster and reflect the actual lived experiences of farmers, landowners and planners on the... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

First continues quest for new business to replace lost rail operations

FirstGroup plc has some £4.7bn in revenue and around 30,000 employees from its bus and rail services, transporting almost 2m passengers a day in FY 2024. First Bus is one of the largest regional bus operators in the UK, serving more than 20% of the population with a fleet of around 4,800... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Project to build 'holistic view' of causes and impact of road deaths

Deniz Huseyin

A new project is to explore how linking health records and road traffic collision data could help reduce road deaths. The DfT and Road Safety Trust have awarded £500,000 to TRL and University Hospital Southampton for the Data Sustains Life project. It will collate a range of data over the... continue

5 Feb 2025Local Transport Today News

Mayors and regions need a bigger role in rail, says GBR chief Shoaf

Rhodri Clark

Regions and elected mayors need a bigger role in railways because rail is not isolated from their agendas on subjects such as housing and economic growth, Shadow Great British Railways Chair Laura Shoaf has told the House of Commons Transport Committee. The Labour Government is committed to deeper... continue

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