20 Nov 2025EVolution News

Vertical integration ‘aids retention of rail skills’

Closer integration of track and train, which GBR should achieve in England, has helped to retain skills and experience in Scotland, Fiona Hyslop told the Transport Committee.  Scotland’s Railway, combining Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail, has reduced electrification costs through a... continue

9 Jan 2026Local Transport Today News

Scottish Transport Minister happy with government discretion in Railways Bill

Rhodri Clark

Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has defended the degree of prescription in the UK Government’s Railways Bill, which many believe does not place adequate safeguards around future actions by Great British Railways or Secretaries of State. The UK Government will agree Memorandums of... continue

9 Jan 2026Local Transport Today News

GBR will be ‘vertically fragmented’ unions and Mayoral authority warn

The UK Government’s contrasting models for funding GBR’s infrastructure and train operations will retain vertical fragmentation within what is meant to be an integrated organisation, the Transport Committee has been told in two evidence submissions. In November, the Government said that... continue

9 Jan 2026Local Transport Today News
Public chargepoint provision rose by 19% in 2025

Public chargepoint provision rose by 19% in 2025

Mark Moran

There has been 19% year on year increase across the board in the number of EV chargepoints available in Britain. These are among the headline... continue

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9 Jan 2026EVolution Features
8 Jan 2026Local Transport Today News
New Year Honours list lauds stars of transport universe

New Year Honours list lauds stars of transport universe

New Year Honours list lauds stars of transport universe A host of eminent figures from across the transport universe have been recognised for their contributions in the King’s New Year Honours list.  Vernon... continue

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8 Jan 2026Local Transport Today People
‘New pavement parking powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians’

‘New pavement parking powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians’

Mark Moran

Proposals to give local authorities the power to prohibit pavement... continue

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8 Jan 2026Parking Review News
English councils to get local powers to keep pavements clear

English councils to get local powers to keep pavements clear

Mark Moran

Local authorities leaders across England are to be given... continue

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8 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Investment is needed to create climate resilient EV infrastructure

Investment is needed to create climate resilient EV infrastructure

David Pownall

Snow days create significant pressure on the UK’s... continue

8 Jan 2026EVolution Opinion
Government’s pavement parking plan is ‘deeply disappointing’

Government’s pavement parking plan is ‘deeply disappointing’

Chris Todd

Surprisingly after we'd just had a Road Safety Strategy... continue

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8 Jan 2026Parking Review Opinion
Confidence, charging infrastructure and payment technology will drive EV ownership

Confidence, charging infrastructure and payment technology will drive EV ownership

Lynda Clarke

The Society for Motor Manufacturers & Traders has released its latest new... continue

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8 Jan 2026EVolution Opinion
Electric car sales to increase to 580,000 in 2026

Electric car sales to increase to 580,000 in 2026

Adam Kemp

Electric car sales in the UK will increase to 580,000 in 2026, representing 29% of a total of two million new car registrations, according to... continue

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7 Jan 2026EVolution Opinion
Wakefield named UK’s most practical town for EV ownership

Wakefield named UK’s most practical town for EV ownership

Mark Moran

Wakefield has been ranked as the UK’s best... continue

7 Jan 2026EVolution Features
Managing the roll-out of EV chargepoints

Managing the roll-out of EV chargepoints

Rhiannon Tun

How did you come to fill the position of ‘EV project manager’?I worked in the utilities industry for over... continue

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7 Jan 2026EVolution Opinion
UK's new car market past two million mark in 2025

UK's new car market past two million mark in 2025

Mark Moran

The UK new car market grew for the third year in a row in 2025, breaching the two million mark for the first time since the pandemic, with... continue

6 Jan 2026EVolution Features
Career in parking brings Reynolds an MBE

Career in parking brings Reynolds an MBE

Mark Moran

Kelvin Reynolds was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for delivering outstanding services to the... continue

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6 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Van market shrinks despite EV growth

Van market shrinks despite EV growth

Mark Moran

The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined by -10.3% in 2025 with 315,422 vans,... continue

6 Jan 2026EVolution Features
6 Jan 2026EVolution News

Minister responds to NFDA's ZEV Mandate letter

Mark Moran

The government is retaining its commitment to the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate’s headline targets, transport minister Keir Minister has written. The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) says it has received a formal ministerial response to a letter call for a... continue

5 Jan 2026EVolution News
Pioneering the future of mobility

Pioneering the future of mobility

Mike Hawes

The 2020s have proved so far to be a decade of rapid transformation for the automotive industry,... continue

5 Jan 2026EVolution Opinion

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