Transport

Solar Impulse on track for Seville landing

The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, is aiming to complete its Atlantic crossing on Thursday.

Pilot Bertrand Piccard will bring the craft down around sunrise in Seville, Spain, depending on the agreement of local air traffic controllers.

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Sweden pilots first electric highway

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Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests

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Warmer winters play important role in EU emissions drop

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The Fifth Carbon Budget is a chance to change our approach to transport

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Families scared to walk to school because of road safety fears

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Creating a new generation of young green leaders

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Workplace parking levy raises millions for council

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The growing case for driverless trucks

Driverless trucks use less fuel, reduce carbon emissions and cut congestion – and the first ‘platoons’ could be just around the corner

Get on a motorway and you shouldn’t see many lorries leaving just a seven-metre gap from a lorry ahead. At 50mph a vehicle will cover this distance in about 0.3 of a second, faster than a human driver’s reaction time.

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Green energy surges to record levels

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Going the extra mile for rural roads

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Council cuts create more school run trips claim campaigners

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Research reveals hike in cost of parking permits

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LGA: power over buses should be given to all councils

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Reduction of CO2 emissions from new vans slowed in 2015

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London and Bristol crowned top ‘smart cities’