Britishvolt £3.8bn gigafactory to push back production until mid-2025 August 29, 2022 Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt will not deliver any products from its £3.8bn gigafactory for another three years, its co-founder has said today. The gigafactory, which began construction last summer, had initially been anticipated to start battery production in late 2023. “The main facility will be delayed slightly into mid-2025,” former CEO Orral Nadjari told [...]
Cost of dropping off increased in most UK airports August 27, 2022 The cost of dropping off someone for a flight has increased in most UK airports, according to data published today. Figures from the RAC showed that, out of 21 of the busiest UK hubs, 16 have amped their costs in the last three years. “Anyone dropping a loved one off at the terminal this summer [...]
Bank Holiday: Around 900 flights cut since July August 26, 2022 Around 900 flights for the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend have been cut from flight schedules since July. UK flights planned for 26 to 30 August were 14,030 with an estimated 2.4 million seats on 1 July but data recently released by aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that numbers went down by 6.4 per cent. Compared [...]
Bank Holiday weekend: Motorists urged to plan ahead as 12.5m trips expected August 26, 2022 Bank Holiday weekend traffic warnings have been issued with motorists urged to plan ahead as 12.5 million trips are set to take place. According to figures published today by the RAC, Friday will be the be the busiest day, with 4.3 million trips planned, followed by Saturday’s 2.3 million and then Sunday and Monday’s 1.3m [...]
Tesla accused of silencing safety campaigners demonstrating against driverless technology August 25, 2022 Tesla was accused of silencing safety campaigners after it sent a cease and desist letter to US organisation the Dawn Project. In the letter, the electric car titan required the Dawn Project to take down its TV commercials, which show a driverless Tesla running down child-sized mannequins as part of a safety test. According to [...]
UK pledges to share expertise and help Ukraine rebuild transport network August 25, 2022 The UK Government has pledged to help Ukraine rebuild its war-damaged transport network, sharing private sector expertise. The news comes a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an impromptu visit to Kyiv. The agreement was signed by transport secretary Grant Shapps and its Ukrainian counterpart Oleksandr Kubrakov today, a day after the country’s Independence [...]
Strikes backed by union members at three train companies and Croydon’s tram network August 25, 2022 Train and tram drivers have voted overwhelmingly to strike, as Aslef members on the Croydon tram system will also walk out next month. Chiltern, Northern and TransPennine Express have backed industrial action in a dispute over pay, according to their union Aslef. The votes were 9 to 1 in favour of strikes, with turnouts of [...]
Qantas says pandemic ‘existential crisis’ over despite losses August 25, 2022 Qantas, Australia’s flagship airline, has said the “existential crisis” posed by the pandemic is over despite posting losses for the third consecutive year. Compared to 2021, the Australian airline widened its underlying loss before tax to 1.86bn Australian dollars (£1.1bn) due to the closure of Australia’s borders and uncertainty over the Delta and Omicron variants. [...]
Tesla: Former exec’s start-up snatches Moixa for undisclosed sum August 25, 2022 A US battery start-up founded by a former Tesla boss has acquired UK battery firm Moixa. Founded two years ago, the US company will acquire Moixa’s software to ramp up the electrification of homes worldwide. Lunar has raised $300m (£250m) in two funding rounds led by South Korean telecoms giant SK Group and US solar [...]
Wizz Air: Winds of change as non-executive director made deputy chair August 25, 2022 Winds of change are blowing in Wizz Air’s boardroom as the low-cost company appointed non-executive director Stephen Johnson to the role of deputy chair. The airliner also announced the creation of a safety, security and operational compliance committee to oversee policies and practices as the carrier plots its expansion. Johnson, who took on the role [...]