Latest From Smart Transport
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Latest news 14 Oct
Urban.MASS to launch UK driverless mass transit system in 2025
UK start-up Urban.MASS is planning to launch a driverless zero emission mass transit system in 2025 at the National Railway Museum, Locomotion, in Shildon.
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Latest news 13 Oct
Arcadis wins OS hackathon challenge to improve EV infrastructure
Ordnance Survey’s two-day OS Map and Hack event has helped develop new ideas to improve electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across the UK.
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Latest news 13 Oct
Scotland leads charge on electric vehicle infrastructure
Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in Scotland are benefiting from one of the fastest rollouts of rapid chargers in the UK, according to the most recent statistics.
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Latest news 13 Oct
Government policy should focus on well-to-wheel transport emissions, says Zemo
A new study by Zemo Partnership recommends that Government policy should increase its focus on the well-to-wheel emissions of new fuels for transport.
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Latest news 13 Oct
Wireless electric vehicle charging trial launched in Marlow
Char.gy has launched a 12-month wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging trial in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, with peer-to-peer car sharing platform Hiyacar.
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Latest news 13 Oct
UK electric vehicle sales overtake plug-in hybrids for the first time
The number of pure battery electric vehicles (BEV) on UK roads has overtaken plug-in hybrids for the first time, latest figures show.
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Latest news 12 Oct
Plug-in vehicle drivers travelling further than petrol and diesel vehicles, says Peugeot
A new UK study by Peugeot has found that plug-in vehicle drivers are travelling more miles per week compared with drivers of petrol and diesel vehicles.
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Latest news 12 Oct
Here Technologies launches transport mobility analytics service
Here Technologies has launched a new data service that looks to improve the understanding of how road users and vehicles move across transport networks.
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Opinion 12 Oct
To truly ‘build back better’ we need HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail in full
Louise Gittins, interim chair of Transport for the North (TfN) responds to reports that the Integrated Rail Plan will be “bad news” for the North of England.
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Latest news 12 Oct
Zoomo launches next-generation Sport utility e-bike
E-bike company Zoomo has launched its next-generation Sport e-utility bike priced from £2,200.
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Latest news 12 Oct
Videalert launches electric bike to help enforce traffic management
Videalert has launched a new electric mobile enforcement bike (MEV-B) designed to help councils enforce traffic, parking and clean air zone violations.
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Latest news 6 Oct
Richard Wenham elected as chair of England’s Economic Heartland
Councillor Richard Wenham has been announced as the new chair of sub-national transport body, England’s Economic Heartland.
Top Stories from Smart Transport
More than 400 e-scooter casualties last year, DfT reports
There were 484 casualties in accidents involving e-scooters in Great Britain last year, including one fatality, the Department for Transport (DfT) estimates.
Fuel crisis: Army put on standby and HGV driving licences extended
Military tanker drivers have been put on standby to stabilise the fuel supply chain if necessary and an extension to ADR licences has been announced by the Government.
Hear from 28 thought leaders at the Smart Transport Conference
More than 20 experts in transport have been confirmed as speakers and chairs for the next Smart Transport Conference on November 30 in London.
Consultation launched on drones and EV charging infrastructure
The Government has launched a consultation on delivery drones and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
