IONITY has opened two new 400 kW high-power charging sites in Fort William and Inverness, expanding its Scottish network to 12 locations. The aim to support... continue
Around £50m is to be invested in the drone and advanced air mobility sector by the UK government. Delivered through the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the... continue
The government must use the upcoming King’s Speech to... continue
Bringing in the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)... continue
The new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rose by 6.8% in April with 21,716 vans, pickups and 4x4s joining UK roads,... continue
The UK new car market grew by 24.0% to reach 149,247... continue
Home improvement retailer B&Q is to offer electric... continue
The chargepoint operator’s association, ChargeUK, has named Osprey Charging’s Dora Clarke as its new communications... continue
Current government decarbonisation plans will significantly overshoot the... continue
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund (RJRF) has invited initial contributions exploring how ‘System of Systems’ thinking can help scope and, if possible find solutions, “for the multi-faceted challenge of sustaining roads infrastructure.” It notes that 75 years ago founder William... continue
The Department for Transport’s TASM division has... continue
Recent trends in car use and trip making are overlooked in the proposed... continue
Provisional winners in the third round of Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) grants have been named. Leasing company Rock Road is awarded £11.5m to assist with purchase of 93 electric buses and provision of 101 chargers. This will include 52 buses for Dumfries and Galloway Council. A further 17... continue
Chinese electric passenger vehicle developer BYD is to ntroduce a battery-electric coach to the UK later this year. The company hopes the move will put it in a strong position to dominate the switch from diesel by coaches, seen as a key contribution to net zero in the sector. BYD already... continue
Approximately 90% of Heavy Goods Vehicle journeys in North East Scotland stay within the region and average only 33km, a study by regional transport partnership Nestrans has found. The Battery Electric HGV Feasibility Study will be presented to the Nestrans board later this month, but the Scottish... continue
The Aberdeen Rapid Transit scheme is continuing to progress, with a demonstration event using a tram-style bus planned for the next two months. The North East of Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) was told last week that the Irizar tram-style vehicle would visit between late May and... continue
The Fifth Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy highlights how local authorities are increasingly operating bus services themselves. Highland Council has led the way, operating bus services since 2022. It is now developing a model for the creation of Britain’s... continue
Plans by local authorities to address rising school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision would put access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on home-to-school... continue
Roads, including potholes, topped the public’s list of most important issues ahead of the local elections, according to a YouGov poll. However, Reform voters are the exception, for whom immigration as their number one local issue. The economy/cost of living came second in the public’s... continue
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