By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at City A.M. He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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EV transition could be fast-tracked by more than a decade if people buy second hand, says report

June 7, 2023

The UK’s EV transition could be fast-tracked by over a decade if the country makes more use of the second-hand electric vehicle (EV) market, a new report shows. Research from the Green Finance Institute found that accessing the used EV market could boost uptake in the UK by as much as 17m, should barriers including [...]
Britain’s nascent EV sector hopes for a boost from Sunak and Biden talks

June 6, 2023

The UK’s electric vehicle sector is hoping for some good news from the two-day meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden, who are set to announce closer economic ties between the two nations this week. Biden is expected to offer new trading arrangements to help the UK’s struggling EV division compete [...]
Space sector defiant as figures show £7bn boost to UK economy

June 6, 2023

The UK’s space sector contributed £7bn to the UK economy last year, new data has revealed. Kevin Craven, chief executive of aerospace and defence trade organisation ADS Group, which published the data, said that the UK continues to be a “world leader” in space, but that “innovation and expertise must be fully utilised and leveraged to [...]
Airlines face quadruple costs for jet-fuel alternatives, new report warns

June 6, 2023

The cost of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will remain up to four times higher than jet fuel until 2050, according to new analysis from Bain and Co, feeding concerns over the affordability of a key component of airlines’ current net zero strategy. Consulting firm Bain and Co’s new report found that SAF prices in 2050 [...]
Primark owner buys up milk records-keeper in near-£50m deal

June 6, 2023

Primark-owner ABF has bought National Milk Records, a key part of the milk industry, as it strengthens its agri-food business
Eurostar forced to suspend London-Amsterdam route

June 5, 2023

Eurostar’s London to Amsterdam route will be suspended for at least a year due to engineering works in the Dutch capital, it has been confirmed today. A spokesperson for Eurostar said: “We have received confirmation from the Dutch government that Eurostar will not be able to run the Amsterdam route from June 2024 until April [...]
‘Pandemic years are behind us’: Global airlines’ profits to double to $10bn this year

June 5, 2023

The airline industry’s primary trade body has doubled its global profit outlook for the sector this year to nearly $10bn (£8bn), as travel restrictions have all but disappeared and the world returns to international travel after the Covid-19 pandemic. Global airlines are predicted to see total revenues of $803bn (£648bn), according to the International Air [...]
New car sales are on the up as supply chain issues ease

June 5, 2023

Sales of new cars in the UK increased again last month, new figures out today revealed, marking the tenth successive month of sales growth.
Ryanair slams EU chief for ‘ignoring’ a million passengers during French strikes

June 5, 2023

Ryanair has hit out at the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, for “ignoring” over a million passengers calling for the protection of overflights during ongoing strikes action. The budget airline said it is “utterly unacceptable” that von der Leyen is “ignoring these more than 1.1 million passengers, who are sick and [...]
Addison Lee drivers hit by Khan’s anti-car policies, chief exec says

June 4, 2023

Addison Lee’s chief executive Liam Griffin has hit out at Sadiq Khan arguing that his policies, such as the congestion charge and expansion of ULEZ, are hurting the firm’s drivers. Griffin told Bloomberg that there has been “an agenda to slow London down rather than speed it up.” “When you look at bus lanes, when [...]

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