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News: August 2010

31 August 2010: New Transport Statistics

The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Road Goods Vehicles Travelling to Mainland Europe: Provisional Estimates Q2 2010, for details see: Read on »

31 August 2010: Scottish scientists develop whisky biofuel

By-products from distilling process could be used to power cars and even aviation, according to researchers in Edinburgh. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "one for the road". W... Read on »

31 August 2010: GreenWise Business News

Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable visits Jaguar Land Rover The UK Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable visited Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters to experience first hand a selection of the latest Jag... Read on »

31 August 2010: Toyota plans 5 million cumulative hybrid sales by 2015

Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it wants to reach cumulative sales of 5 million hybrid vehicles in the early part of this decade. Toyota, the pioneer in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, said... Read on »

26 August 2010: Public Attitudes to Road Congestion

Understanding the public's attitudes, perceptions and knowledge in relation to transport measures is important for the formulation and monitoring of transport policies. The Department for Transpor... Read on »

17 August 2010: Small businesses flock to join Prince's Mayday sustainability network

Network of businesses committed to tackling climate change almost doubles in size as small firms sign up to Prince of Wales' initiative. The number of businesses signed up to the Prince of Wales' ... Read on »

11 August 2010: New guidance to setting the market value of a cycle under the Cycle to Work Scheme

HMRC published yesterday a new guidance on a simplified approach to setting the market value of a cycle under the Cycle to Work Scheme: EIM21667 - Particular benefits: bicycles: transfer of bicycle... Read on »

10 August 2010: Crossrail gets down to detail to survive cuts

With the Treasury axe about to fall, many are predicting that Terry Morgan's £15.9bn Crossrail project is primed to be one of the first victims. The Crossrail chairman would have been ... Read on »

10 August 2010: Metrolink 'Big Bang' moves ahead as contractors are named

Manchester’s tram expansion is back on track - with contractors appointed for the last stage of the ‘Big Bang’ extensions. Parts of the extension appeared under threat when the... Read on »

10 August 2010: Spain's green scheme stalls as only 16 electric cars are sold

Stated goal of having 2,000 electric vehicles on Spanish roads by the end of year will be unachievable. It was supposed to be the centrepiece of Read on »

9 August 2010: Motorway lights to be turned off to save cash and carbon

Lights are set to be switched off on swathes of Britain’s motorway network to save money. The move, which will see stretches of road plunged into darkness between midnight and 5am, is also i... Read on »

5 August 2010: New Transport Statistics Published

The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2010, see Read on »

5 August 2010: Press watch: 'Case not made' for 7% fare rises, London Assembly says

The London Assembly has called on Transport for London (TfL) to justify Tube and bus fare rises which could be more than 7% in 2011. In June, TfL said it was likely to recommend to London's mayo... Read on »

4 August 2010: London cycle scheme could spread across UK

Boris Johnson has stolen the limelight, but London is not the first UK city to launch a public bike hire scheme. Blackpool, Cardiff and Reading were early adopters, and Dumfries in Scotland is join... Read on »