The end of 2019 saw the news that two one-way car sharing services will be closing in the UK. Bollore’s point-to-point electric-only service, Blue City, will no longer be operating in London, the news... continue
Were I, with all the authority of a redundant station-master turned part-time timetable clerk, to start sounding off on economics, history, energy policy, or utilities regulation, I would make a fool of myself. However, recent months have seen specialists in those subjects pronounce on what can and... continue
The development of all-electric buses hits two problems.... continue
Congratulations for your reporting on The Times’ leader article about bus services (‘Times comes out in favour of free bus-based public transport system’ LTT 20 Dec). When I read this on the day of its publication I was astounded. A newspaper that a few days earlier had been... continue
On reading the letter by Roger Davies, ‘San Francisco shows the folly of an e-scooter free-for-all’ (LTT 20 Dec 19) I thought, well that could easily apply to cars in the UK. Roger assumes that in the UK bikes, e-scooter and skateboards will replace short journeys made by public... continue
Interesting news from Germany where the Green Party is scoring more than 20 per cent in the polls and could become the ‘kingmaker’ in elections next year. Party leader Robert Habeck thinks the success is partly down to the party eschewing any authoritarian tendencies. “I... continue
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Phil Goodwin
Road user charging again? New principles for an old issue
In one of its last acts before the General Election, the House of Commons transport select committee announced that it would be...