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As some classic car enthusiasts opt for greener and cheaper choices, converting classic cars to electric is becoming increasingly common. At a car show in Birmingham, UK, a Gordon-Keeble boasts an electric motor under the bonnet. Only 99 Gordon-Keebles were built, so it's already a rare sight but this unique model is the only electric version in existence. "I'm not a great lover of electric cars, to be perfectly honest. But this one had a new lease of life because it had an electric motor put into it. I don't think it really wouldn't have been out and being used if it hadn't have had that happ...
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Cycling is “one of the most sustainable, healthy and efficient” ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions, EU governments have agreed as they committed to build more cycle lanes and secure parking places, improve safety for riders, and promote schemes to encourage a switch from four wheels to two. The undertaking is part of a European Declaration on Cycling signed in Brussels on Wednesday (3 April) during a gathering of transport ministers organised by Belgium, which currently chairs intergovernmental talks as holder of the rotating EU Council presidency. Governments commit to “significantly increa...
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BlaBlaCar has secured €100 million in bank loans to acquire new firms and to grow its business internationally. At its inception, the app was designed to link up drivers and passengers travelling along the same route, but since 2019, BlaBlaCar also operates a bus service. With its new funding, the firm hopes to expand both its carpooling and bus operations in countries where it already has a presence - such as Brazil, Mexico and India. In 2023, Brazil became BlaBlaCar’s leading country for carpooling activity, although the firm has a presence in 21 nations. "This €100 million of credit will en...
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Some 6,000 jobs could be created if Chinese battery manufacturer EVE Energy goes ahead with proposals to build a gigafactory in central England. The plant, backed by an initial £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion) of investment, would become a central component of the UK’s Centre of Electrification, a new investment zone that seeks to capitalise on green technology. According to the Sunday Times, which first reported on the discussions, the preliminary project would have an output of 20 gigawatt hours, which would subsequently be ramped up to 60 gigawatt hours. "We do not comment on media speculation,"...
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Public transport workers and climate activists are two groups that have often been pitted against each other. But next week will see the two coming together in Germany for a nationwide strike. It marks the beginning of a partnership between the youth-led global climate movement Fridays for Future and Ver.di, one of the largest trade unions in Europe who represent 1.9 million service workers. The campaign #WirFahrenZusammen (#WeDriveTogether) is fighting for better working conditions for transport workers and much-needed investment and reform to the public transport system. Transforming the tra...
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