Government to tackle particulate matter and microplastic pollution from cars
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey and Transport Minister Michael Ellis are leading a push to tackle the impact of particulate and plastic pollution from brakes, tyres and road wear.
Highways England announces electric roadworks vehicles trial
Highways England has announced that they will trial two fully electric powered roadworks vehicles for the first time.
New requirements for electric chargepoints as UK moves towards net zero
Roads Minister Michael Ellis has announced that all government-funded home electric chargepoints installed in the future must be ‘smart’.
Implementing the new Blue Badge digital service process
With the Department for Transport’s new Blue Badge digital process now live, Hannah Buckley, Operations Supervisor at Kent County Council, talks through the Council’s strategy and transformative approach in responding to the challenges and timeframes.
£23 million funding awarded for electric vehicle battery development
Companies across the UK are set to benefit from £23 million government investment to help them develop the latest electric vehicle battery technology.
Minister told to scrap old cars to create healthier, cleaner Welsh communities
Welsh communities could be healthier and less polluted if older cars were scrapped and replaced with credits to use on buses, trains and daily car or bike hire.
Electric vehicles (EVs) set to dominate market
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on track to dominate global sales of passenger cars and buses by 2040, and to encroach significantly on the market for vans and short-distance trucking, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Government awards £25 million to zero-emission transport innovations
Projects across the country are set to benefit from £25 million government investment to develop ground-breaking zero-emission transport innovations.
Should older drivers be banned from the roads?
A CarTakeBack.com and YouGov survey has revealed that 49% of Brits want older drivers banned from the roads completely.
New travel experiment reveals dire commutes for wheelchair users
The ‘Going the Extra Mile’ experiment enlisted the help of five wheelchair users who tested five popular commuter journeys in London in an effort to raise awareness of accessibility issues on public transport.
Introducing Londons Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
Here, alongside Lookers Ford, we look at what Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is and what it means to motorists in central London.
More than half of Brits willing to fund smart city traffic solutions
New research has found an increasing appetite for smart city traffic solutions that aim to tackle urbanisation problems, such as congestion and security issues.
A focus on European Commission policy: Aviation in Europe
Violeta Bulc is European Commissioner for Transport and this article focuses on an aspect of her role that concerns aviation in Europe, as Jonathan Miles, Editor of Open Access Government discovers.
flexJET project: Converting flexible waste biomass into sustainable aviation fuel
The Horizon 2020 flexJET project, coordinated by the University of Birmingham, will validate a new integrated process to produce sustainable aviation fuel from waste biomass, Dr Miloud Ouadi explains here.
How ticketing innovation can delight customers and improve transport performance
Simon Pont, CEO at ECR Retail Systems explains how ticketing innovation can delight customers and improve transport performance.
Baltic SECA: What can we learn about shipping environmental regulation?
Sari Repka from Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku asks what can we learn from the Baltic SECA with respect to future shipping environmental regulation and provides a compelling response.
Hate crime awareness on UK public transport
There has recently been a bit of negative press surrounding hate crime awareness within the UK transport network, with the number of reported hate crimes increasing.
EU and Qatar reach aviation agreement
The EU and the State of Qatar have created an aviation agreement, which is the precedential agreement of its kind between the EU and a partner within the Gulf region.
Aircraft transportation today and in the decade to come
Franck Plouraboué, Senior Scientist CNRS, Fluid Mechanics Institute of Toulouse, discusses how making improvements on aircraft propulsion can solve major issues and make significant advances in the future.
Staying street smart: Parking technology in UK cities
Paul Moorby, CEO Chipside, discusses how parking technology will help streamline transport digitisation in the next steps towards smart city adoption.
