Toyota unveils first hydrogen-powered SUV as part of net-zero strategy December 6, 2022 Toyota has unveiled the first prototype for its hydrogen-powered SUV as part of the company’s net-zero strategy. A middle-sized Corolla SUV, the prototype can accommodate up to five passengers and it’s powered by a 1.6-litre engine as well as by hydrogen fuel tanks. Hydrogen combustion engines use already existing internal combustion engines while working on [...]
December strikes: Who’s walking out when and how will it affect you? December 6, 2022 December is set to be a month blighted by industrial strife, with everyone from nurses and posties to train drivers and security staff to walk out. With inflation reaching a 41-year high at an eye-watering 11.1 per cent, thousands of workers have voted to down tools and ask for a real-term increase in pay. As [...]
Willie Walsh: Airlines to post £3.8bn profit next year December 6, 2022 Global airlines are set to return to black next year, said aviation veteran Willie Walsh. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), carriers are set to post a collective net profit of $4.7bn (£3.8bn) as more than 4 billion passengers will travel worldwide next year. “That is a great achievement considering the scale of [...]
Govt will not introduce airport-specific EU visas post-Brexit, says aviation minister December 6, 2022 In a bid to strengthen its UK workforce, the government will not introduce any specific visas for EU labourers to help airports with staffing levels. Aviation minister Baroness Vere told journalists it was up to everyone working in the sector to establish a “sustainable and secure UK workforce that meets our needs, [and] that is [...]
RMT announces three more days of rail strikes over Christmas December 5, 2022 The union RMT has announced three more days of strike over Christmas as it put Network Rail’s offer to its members with the recommendation to reject it. Workers are set to walk out from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am on 27 December. This will be in addition to the planned industrial action on 13, [...]
Platform staff call off strike on 17 December after breakthrough in negotiations December 5, 2022 Platform staff have called off an upcoming railway strike on Network Rail following a breakthrough in negotiations. The union TSSA said it was putting Network Rail’s offer to members, suspending its planned industrial action on 17 December. “This offer is the best we can achieve through negotiation, and it was undoubtedly improved because of the [...]
London venues warn they will haemorrhage sales if rail strikes go ahead this Christmas December 5, 2022 London restaurants have warned they will haemorrhage sales should planned railway strikes go ahead this month, as union bosses rejected a new pay offer over the week. Searcys champagne bar and restaurant chain, which has venues at the Gherkin and St Pancras International station, said it was worried it would take a 30 per cent [...]
City Hall politician warns Bolt of licence issues if workers’ conditions not improved December 5, 2022 A leading City Hall politician has warned ride-sharing app Bolt it could be barred from operating in the capital unless it improved its drivers’ pay and conditions. Labour transport lead Elly Baker has tweeted that Bolt should give its workers “the rights they deserve,” otherwise it would face “serious questions over its licence to operate [...]
Volkswagen to present software roadmap later this month December 5, 2022 Volkswagen is set to present its new software roadmap later this month, according to sources. People close to the matter told German business newspaper Handelsblatt that Volkswagen’s chief executive Oliver Blume will present the strategy at a supervisory board meeting on 15 December. The software roadmap – which will cost the group €1bn (£861.6m) – [...]
‘The power of And’: Toyota launches new strategy to reach net-zero in EU by 2040 December 5, 2022 Toyota has launched a new strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 at the latest. The Japanese marque will focus on driving down the environmental costs of its operations as well as ramping up its electric vehicles’ production, as it aims for its fleet to become net-zero by 2035. To do so – [...]
