Toyota has released more details on its low-carbon strategy, which includes a new battery-electric drivetrain/chassis platform, plus a brand-new hydrogen fuel cell, but it is also warning European and the UK governments that a more numerous and better-regulated battery recharging structure will be required if they are to realise the low-carbon benefits of battery technology.
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Wednesday it has received planning permission to build a 20-megawatt solar farm at its plant in northeast England that should generate enough power to build every fully electric Leaf car sold in Europe.
Nissan has announced plans to spend more than £13 billion on developing electric vehicles.
It is already illegal to text or make a phone call – other than in an emergency – using a hand-held device while driving. Under the new changes, laws will go further to ban drivers from using their phone to take photos or videos, scroll through playlists or play games.
Drivers are being warned they could be faced with a fine if they leave their engines running in the street.
New homes in England will have to have electric vehicle charging points installed as standard by law from next year, in a major bid to try and move drivers away from petrol and diesel cars.
MILAN (Reuters) – The transition to electric cars could jeopardise 60,000 jobs in Italy, one of the country’s main metal workers’ unions said on Friday and called on the government to support a sector that is “overwhelmed by changes”.
Experts at IAM RoadSmart are pushing for some elderly road users to be issued a “flexible” driving licence. These will restrict drivers to using only local roads and prevent them from driving at night.
The end of the internal combustion engine was one of the goals identified by Boris Johnson before Cop26.
Motorists are being warned about three new driving laws that are set to come into force this month.
