Centre-right thinktank’s findings will increase pressure on Boris Johnson to deliver on ‘levelling up’ promiseWorkers living in northern England can access far fewer local jobs on public transport than those living in the south, according to a damning …
川崎重工、先進国向けバイクを2035年までに電動化
あるAnonymous Coward 曰く、 朝日新聞の記事によると、川崎重工業は、2035年までに日本や欧米等で売るバイクの主要機種を電動化すると発表したそうだ。
川崎重工業のバイクは現在全てガソリン車だが、今後電気で走る「電動バイク」とガソリンと電気で走る「ハイブリッド車」の開発を進める。
二輪車メーカー各社は電動化対応を急いでおり、ヤマハ発動機は2050年までに電動車を90%にする方針を発表し、ホンダは現在商用車で進めている電動化を個人向けにも広げる予定だそうだ。
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Levelling up isn’t about north or south, or city or town. It’s about restoring local pride | Neil O’Brien
Parts of the country have suffered for decades, now we have an opportunity to unite the countryNeil O’Brien is MP for Harborough and parliamentary undersecretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesBoris Johnson put levelling up at the he…
Euston tunnel HS2 protesters walk free from court
Charges against six protesters dropped as HS2 was not carrying out work on the site at the timeSix environmental protesters who occupied a tunnel close to Euston station in protest against the HS2 high-speed link earlier this year walked free from cour…
Heathrow passengers delayed for hours after biometric passport gates fail
Gatwick and Edinburgh airports also affected with travellers held on planes while others faced queuesAirline passengers reported delays of up to four hours as airports across the UK were hit by a second e-gate technical fault within two weeks.Traveller…
Boris Johnson now has the chance to make ‘levelling up’ mean something | Andy Burnham
The pandemic has shone a brutal spotlight on where the places of real need are – and they are largely in the north of EnglandAndy Burnham is the mayor of Greater ManchesterWhen Boris Johnson addresses his party faithful today, I would be happy if he di…
Birmingham to become a super-sized low-traffic neighbourhood
Council plans to divert car traffic from city via a ring road while providing more buses and cycle linesBirmingham has announced what it calls a “transformative” transport plan that will see the car-centric city becoming a super-sized low-traffic neigh…
Northern Trains’ solution to leaves on the line: dry ice pellets
Sheffield University engineers say pellet-blasting system removes leaves more efficiently and will reduce delaysDry ice will be blasted on to railway lines in northern England in a trial aimed at removing leaves more efficiently than current methods.Un…
‘Only yourselves to blame’: UK’s shortages seen from abroad
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by BrexitGovernment ministers may insist it is “wrong” to blame Brexit for Britain’s fuel, food and labour shortages, but for the rest of Europe – and beyon…
Nearly half of UK’s independent petrol stations still lack fuel
Petrol Retailers Association say fuel is being bought faster than it is getting restockedNearly half of all independently owned petrol stations in the UK were still dry or out of one type of fuel on Thursday, as motorists continued to panic buy and sol…