Range Rover SUV hybrid electric review: This PHEV could get you through your commute petrol free January 9, 2018 A decade ago, you couldn’t park up an SUV in London without risking it being covered by faux parking tickets castigating you as a gas-guzzling planet-destroyer. So intense was the kickback from green groups, Land Rover even invested in an official carbon off-setting scheme. All new cars carried big stickers on their windscreen proclaiming their [...]
What the advertising industry should watch out for in 2018 January 3, 2018 We ask advertising bosses what’s in store for the year ahead. Alex Hesz, chief strategy officer, Adam&eveDDB In the era of fake news, advertising has emerged as an unlikely standard-bearer for scrutiny. We have long embraced the necessity of third-party regulation to verify what is fact and what is fantasy. Our job is to tell [...]
Crossrail 2 faces timing crunch as government plans independent funding and financing review December 20, 2017 The planned timeline for Crossrail 2 could be pushed off track by a fresh funding hurdle as the Department for Transport (DfT) plans an independent financing review for the £31bn project. London mayor Sadiq Khan met transport secretary Chris Grayling this month for further talks regarding the railway which would serve stations throughout the south [...]
HondaJet review: For the businessman with not a minute to spare, the HondaJet is an exciting entry into the corporate jet market November 13, 2017 Soichiro Honda founded the company with motorcycles but always dreamt of making an aircraft. Others within his firm shared this and, through the years, it has spent billions pursuing it. The result was launched in 2016: the HondaJet. Take that, Mercedes-Benz and BMW: you may have a plethora of luxury cars, but none of you [...]
DEBATE: Is London’s new ‘T-charge’ on high-polluting vehicles a good idea? October 24, 2017 Is London’s new ‘T-charge’ on high-polluting vehicles a good idea? Jin Ng, head of data and trends at easyCar.com, says YES. While the congestion charge has been effective in reducing the number of private vehicles in central London, the T-charge is one of the first of hopefully many measures necessary to help bring emissions down [...]
Electric shock – finding the winners and losers of the electric revolution October 11, 2017 The electric car – as a concept – is almost as old as the internal combustion engine (ICE). The first electric vehicle (EV) is credited, somewhat contentiously, to Scottish chemist Robert Anderson as far back as 1837. Thomas Edison is even rumoured to have explored a cheap electric car with Henry Ford as early as [...]
Crossrail 2 latest: Mayor Sadiq Khan and transport secretary Chris Grayling agree next steps for Crossrail 2 | City A.M. July 24, 2017 After a number of wobbles, the future of Crossrail 2 has been given a boost today after transport secretary Chris Grayling and London mayor Sadiq Khan said they had agreed on the next steps for the £31bn rail project. In a joint statement after meeting for talks last week, they said there was “no doubt” [...]
Whitehall feud over Crossrail 2: Ministers push back against Transport for London (TfL) funding plan for £31bn route June 22, 2017 Rising tension between the government and Transport for London (TfL) over funding plans for Crossrail 2 is threatening to shunt the £31bn infrastructure project into the sidings. TfL submitted its business and funding case for the new cross-London rail route to the government in March, but transport secretary Chris Grayling has yet to give the [...]
Crossrail’s coming (a bit later than planned): Date for first Elizabeth Line train to enter passenger service pushed back until June 2017 May 30, 2017 The first Elizabeth Line services for London’s £14.8bn Crossrail project have been pushed back until next month, for thorough testing of the train to be completed. The first new train was meant to enter passenger service between Liverpool Street Main Line and Shenfield by the end of this month, but Transport for London (TfL) has [...]
The role and influence of the chief financial officer is undergoing a transformation, opening up new opportunities for finance professionals. March 24, 2017 The role and influence of the chief financial officer is undergoing a transformation, opening up new opportunities for finance professionals. The traditional function is morphing into a more strategic one that balances financial responsibilities with a capacity to influence corporate strategy and drive business change, a task that aligns more closely with other c-suite leaders. [...]