FOLLOW UP: GHOSN ESCAPE TEAM LOSE COURT APPEAL
The father and son team who are accussed of helping Ghosn spring from bail in Japan, has lost their appeal to be extradited to Japan to face charges relating to Carlos Ghosn’s escape. To read more, click here for the Automotive News article.
JAGUAR LAND ROVER ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGY
JLR has announced a ‘reimagining’ of their path forward. From 2025 they will be a fully electric focused company. Jaguar will ditch SUVs as they will be Land Rover’s sectors. The XJ, which is so deep into development, has been ditched. There are a lot of aspects to their plans, in order to read more, click the Motoring Research article here to get an overview. For some more in-depth analysis, click here for Professor David Bailey’s take on the news in Car Dealer Magazine.
GOVERNMENT POTHOLE FUND DROPS
The Government announced it is injecting £500m into the pothole fund, to help local councils repair the shocking state of the roads. Whilst this is a lot, it is a reduction on last year’s overall fund. Councils are warning that they will not be able to tackle everything they need to as a result. To read more, click the Highways Magazine here.
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND RECOMMENDED TO FACE CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER
Following a tragic incident and death on the M1 on a smart motorway section, a coroner has recommended that Highways England face charges of corporate manslaughter. To read more, click the Autocar story here.
MERCEDES ECALL SYSTEM BUG
In the US, if there is a sufficient voltage drop to the eCall emergency call system and it is involved in an accident, the location will be given in Europe to the emergency services trying to locate the vehicle. Up to 1.3m vehicles are thought to be involved in the recall. To read more, click the BBC News story here.
TWO EV ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT
The Government has opened a consultation regarding public charging points, seeking feedback on how to improve them. As Alan points out, we will do far more good by filling this out than bleating on Twitter, so to help click the link here to go straight to the page.
Also, announced was that the Home and Workplace Charging Schemes have been extended. This gives financial assistance to those looking to install a charging point at home or work. One detail that was spotted by friend of the show, Daniel Puddicombe, was that the B&Bs had now been included buy workplaces should only be installing for use by employees. We will keep an eye out for any changes to the detail to see if customers can be serviced by these schemes too. To read more, click the FleetNews article here.
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FORMULA E: DS TECHEETAH COMMITS TO GEN3
DS Techeetah has commited to being part of the Gen3 stage of Formula E’s existence. To see more, click their tweeted announcement here.
FORMULA E: ADAM CARROLL NIO333 BACKUP DRIVER
NIO333 has announced that Adam Carroll, former Jaguar driver, is the backup driver for the next season. To see more, click The Race tweet here.
FORMULA E: NEW RULES APPLY IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE
Formula E has revealed new rules, for the Gen3 stage, which will require teams to financially commit to the entire lifecycle of Gen3. If any team wishes to leave part way through, they will have to pay the outstanding amount of their annual fees, within 60 days of leaving. To read more, click the Jalopnik article here.
WRC: HOW THE COLD WILL AFFECT AERO
Think of this article as a supplemental Lunchtime Read as it is packed with really interesting detail on what the teams are going to have to overcome, from an aero perspective, during the Arctic Rally. To read more, click the WRC Wings article here. And thank you WRC Wings for existing, we applaud your nicheness!
LUNCHTIME READ: BRITAIN’S PRESERVED AND CRUMBLING LOCAL PETROL STATIONS
This week we have a lovely read, which is extracts from a book by Richard Duisberg, showcasing the disappearing local petrol station. To take a trip around the country, click the Hagerty article here.
LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP GEAR’S TOP 9 - WEIRD JAPANESE HOT HATCHES
We have linked to a fabulous Top Gear list of crazily named hot hatches, from Japan. To run through the options, click the link here.
AND FINALLY: DRIVE AND LISTEN
The And Finally this week is a particularly good one, we feel. By clicking the link here, you get the chance to travel around many cities from around the world and listen to their local radio stations whilst you do so. Hopefully this helps with the lack of travel you are currently experiencing, don’t forget to tell the chaps where you’ve been too. To lose several hours, click the link to Driver & Listen here.
