🚗🤖 EU calls for a network of cities to host self-driving car pilots.
AV fleets will reshape kerbside use, parking demand & enforcement — signalling big changes ahead for European cities.
🔗 https://t.co/39K2Q99q8V
🔌 UK’s public EV charging network has passed 85,000 chargepoints, with 1,234 added in August — including 899 new on-street chargers.
For parking & enforcement:
⚡ More EV bays
📊 Smarter demand management
🚗 Stronger integration ahead
🔗 https://t.co/p5OlkhZEoL
📈 Europe’s Smart Parking Market is set to grow 5x — from $2.48B (2024) to $12.88B (2033).
Big signal for parking ops & enforcement:
🔹 Sensors & AI
🔹 Data-driven demand mgmt
🔹 Smarter EV integration
🔗 https://t.co/kcU349vAah
⚡ EV Infrastructure Summit this week: scaling chargers, tackling grid limits & new business models.
For car-parks & enforcement, it means:
🔋 More EV bay demand
📊 Smarter peak management
🤝 New partnership opportunities
🔗 https://t.co/cYxT18PXsF
UK transport tech on show this month 👀
The Transport Tech Showcase at Labour Party Conference (29 Sept) will highlight smart traffic systems, connected vehicles & more.
👉 https://t.co/7VnLj71Iow
#Transport#Innovation
🌍 Big news for UK sustainability!
Two new carbon capture projects will:
✅ Create 500 jobs
✅ Capture 1.2m tonnes of CO₂ yearly
✅ Support the shift to a cleaner economy
Positive step for industry, transport & the planet 🚀
🔗 https://t.co/LrLLXIDs1c
St Helens’ new £32m transport interchange is being built with recycled bricks & roof tiles from local sites – modern infrastructure with sustainability in mind 🌱
More here: https://t.co/C4Ba3eJZp7
London rolls out new smaller electric buses 🚍⚡
designed for residential routes, reducing emissions & noise. A positive step for greener city transport. 🌍💚
https://t.co/b5kLGA83D8
🚀UK Space Agency backs six AI & satellite projects to transform transport planning, monitor nature and improve access to sustainable travel.
#SmartTransport#SpaceTech#Innovation
https://t.co/id7tbhYO2Q
Silvertown Tunnel Drives Major Improvements:
🛣 Morning journey times cut by up to 70%
🚍 Public transport trips through tunnel up 160%
🚲 Cycle shuttle now serving ~130 riders/day
https://t.co/gOQgl69Irp
⚡ Somerset secures £3.8m funding for 1,600+ new EV chargepoints:
✅ Support for homes without driveways
✅ 25% installed in rural areas
✅ Mix of overnight & rapid chargers
More 👉 https://t.co/yL0mVznLs2
#EV#EVCharging#Sustainability#EV#ElectricVehicles#EVCharging
🚦 North Northamptonshire could introduce ANPR bus lane enforcement in Kettering & Corby after £1.7m gov funding.
Aimed at cutting congestion & improving road safety.
More here 👉 https://t.co/QBGMEmn5hJ
#ANPR#RoadSafety#Traffic
The Plug-in Van & Truck Grant has been extended to 2027 ⚡🚚
Up to £25k savings per vehicle
Reduced running costs
Greater certainty for businesses
Read more 👉 https://t.co/Y95oxQkBP8
#EV#Transport#Logistics#FleetManagement#Sustainability
🛞 A win for cleaner waste practices!
The UK is tightening tyre export checks to help stop illegal burning & promote safer recycling abroad ♻️
One small step for tyres, one big step for the planet.
https://t.co/Aar4ZCrT2O
🚧 Northamptonshire to get £5m+ in road upgrades
North Northamptonshire will see major resurfacing, bridge repairs & safety improvements as part of a £7.7m Local Transport Grant.
All by summer 2026.
#Northamptonshire#Infrastructure#Transport
https://t.co/mJCzGG9fTj
🌍 The UK hosted global leaders at Lancaster House to scale private investment in nature 🌿
Key outcomes:
Millions committed to nature-based solutions
New UK Nature Shares launched
Global biodiscovery network expanded
https://t.co/83HShNfznT.
EVs could become mini power plants. ⚡
With vehicle-to-grid tech, cars can store and export electricity, easing pressure on the grid and enabling more renewables.
UK trial shows potential to save £100m/yr by 2030.
#EVs#V2G#CleanEnergy#SmartGrid
https://t.co/YwzetPyiMI
🚗 UK motorists paid over half of £54.3bn in environmental tax last year.
🔸 Fuel duty: £24.6bn
🔸 VED: £5.1bn
🔸 AA warns local "stealth taxes" on drivers are rising fast.
#FuelDuty#EnvironmentalTax#UKDrivers#TransportPolicy
https://t.co/vm1OT7xxEI
The UK and Switzerland have signed a deal to explore a direct rail link 🇬🇧🚄🇨🇭
The move could boost tourism, cut carbon & connect London to Swiss cities via St Pancras.
A UK–Swiss working group will now develop plans.
https://t.co/GRtDF9p9aG