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Bridgestone and Lightyear team up for long-range solar powered car venture
Bridgestone and Lightyear team up for long-range solar powered car venture

The electric vehicle boasts an 'unprecedented' 725km range powered by solar roof panels and is set for launch to market later in 2021

  • Technology
  • 23 April 2021
British Airways owner sets goal to run 10 per cent of flights on sustainable biofuels by 2030
British Airways owner sets goal to run 10 per cent of flights on sustainable biofuels by 2030

IAG becomes first European airline firm to commit to powering 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by end of decade

  • Aviation
  • 23 April 2021
Volvo Trucks revs up electric ambition with 50 per cent EV sales target
Volvo Trucks revs up electric ambition with 50 per cent EV sales target

Volvo Trucks unveils plans to launch three all-electric models next year and produce hydrogen fuel cell trucks by mid-decade

  • Transport
  • 21 April 2021
Boeing, Microsoft, and JP Morgan join sustainable aviation biofuels alliance
Boeing, Microsoft, and JP Morgan join sustainable aviation biofuels alliance

Netflix, Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, and Salesforce also among founding members of Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA)

  • Aviation
  • 20 April 2021
Toyota unveils EV line up, announces 'carbon neutrality' goal
Toyota unveils EV line up, announces 'carbon neutrality' goal

Japanese auto giant sets target to become carbon neutral by 2050, as it promises to launch 15 new battery electric models by 2025

  • Management
  • 20 April 2021
CBI: Clean Air Zones can deliver economic boost to cities in wake of Covid
CBI: Clean Air Zones can deliver economic boost to cities in wake of Covid

Clean Air Zones deliver an average 18 per cent reduction in polluting nitrogen oxide in cities that will significantly reduce local rates of pollution-related illness, new research finds

  • Risk
  • 15 April 2021
EV driver survey raises alarm over public charge point frustrations, as industry warns of smart charging barriers
EV driver survey raises alarm over public charge point frustrations, as industry warns of smart charging barriers

EV drivers want contactless payments and clearer charge point pricing, Electric Vehicle Association poll suggests

  • Automotive
  • 15 April 2021
'Zap Flash': Good Energy to offer electric vehicle drivers free power
'Zap Flash': Good Energy to offer electric vehicle drivers free power

Good Energy becomes latest energy supplier to introduce innovative time of use tariff that promises to slash EV recharging costs

  • Technology
  • 13 April 2021
Liberty Charge kicks off national EV infrastructure rollout
Liberty Charge kicks off national EV infrastructure rollout

First project from Zouk Capital and Liberty Global backed venture sees 20 on street charge points installed across the London borough of Waltham Forest

  • Infrastructure
  • 13 April 2021
French government moves to abolish shortest flights
French government moves to abolish shortest flights

New legislation would see flights banned on routes where train journeys can be completed in less than two and a half hours

  • Legislation
  • 12 April 2021
Will the covid crisis herald the end for the age of the business flight?
Will the covid crisis herald the end for the age of the business flight?

YouGov survey across seven European countries suggests restrictions on flights during Covid-19 crisis has had little negative impact on businesses' operations and has proved beneficial for many executives' working lives

  • Aviation
  • 12 April 2021
Stena Bulk targets net zero shipping fleet and cargo by 2050
Stena Bulk targets net zero shipping fleet and cargo by 2050

Swedish tanker shipping giant sets out roadmap to decarbonise its fleet, as it steps up focus on zero emissions technologies and carbon neutral fuels

  • Shipping
  • 09 April 2021
'Tipping point': Study reveals electric trucks are 'very close' to challenging diesel vehicles
'Tipping point': Study reveals electric trucks are 'very close' to challenging diesel vehicles

Fast charging networks 'the linchpin’ in drive to decarbonise heavy transportation industry, according to study

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  • 09 April 2021
Chelsea tractors: Are car advertisers pushing city dwellers to buy carbon intensive SUVs?
Chelsea tractors: Are car advertisers pushing city dwellers to buy carbon intensive SUVs?

Fresh analysis suggests 'Chelsea tractor' stereotype holds true with gas-guzzling SUV sales largely concentrated in UK towns and cities

  • Automotive
  • 07 April 2021
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme for businesses
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme for businesses

Participants can save almost £14,500 through the scheme, which offers EV models from Tesla and Jaguar among others, Octopus Electric Vehicles claims

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  • 07 April 2021
Polestar targets 'world's first' offset-free carbon neutral electric car by 2030
Polestar targets 'world's first' offset-free carbon neutral electric car by 2030

The Swedish EV innovator revealed the goal in its first annual review, at which it also revealed plans to publish the full carbon footprint of its latest Polestar 2 vehicle

  • Automotive
  • 07 April 2021
Ahead of COP26 the government must make waves with maritime
Ahead of COP26 the government must make waves with maritime

Net zero is not possible without decarbonising maritime, and if the government fully commits to the mission our industry stands ready to play its part, explains Maritime UK chief executive Ben Murray

  • Shipping
  • 07 April 2021
Shell invests in US aviation biofuels start-up LanzaJet
Shell invests in US aviation biofuels start-up LanzaJet

Funding from oil giant aims to help scale production of waste-based fuel that can be mixed into conventional jet fuel in bid to reduce carbon footprint of flight

  • Biofuel
  • 07 April 2021
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales reach new UK market share record
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales reach new UK market share record

Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved combined 14 per cent market share in March, SMMT figures show

  • Automotive
  • 06 April 2021
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net zero cities
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net zero cities

Research led by the University of Oxford's Christian Brand shows people who walk or cycle have lower carbon footprints from daily travel

  • Transport
  • 06 April 2021
Plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport are incompatible with the UK's net zero commitment
Plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport are incompatible with the UK's net zero commitment

Approving expansion of the airport would contradict the advice of the Climate Change Committee, argues Labour MP Hilary Benn

  • Aviation
  • 06 April 2021
British Airways leads $24.3m investment in hydrogen aircraft developer ZeroAvia
British Airways leads $24.3m investment in hydrogen aircraft developer ZeroAvia

Shell and Systemiq also among investors in developer which aims to begin operating first commercial-scale 50-seater aircraft by 2026

  • Aviation
  • 31 March 2021
Volkswagen mocked as automaker sows confusion with April Fools' Day name-change
Volkswagen mocked as automaker sows confusion with April Fools' Day name-change

VW spokespeople have revealed plans - unveiled just yesterday - to rename US branch 'Voltswagen' were a marketing stunt

  • Marketing
  • 31 March 2021
Volkswagen of America to rebrand as 'Voltswagen' in green marketing push

All electric vehicles sold in the US roads will be brandished with Voltswagen name, company confirms

  • Automotive
  • 31 March 2021
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