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Leaded petrol probably affected the mental health of millions of Americans – new study

In its various forms, lead has been used in many everyday products for millennia. The Romans even added it to wine as a sweetener. Its most widespread use, however, was its addition to petrol. And it is this use that has been associated with increased mental health disorders, according to…

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Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran’s president amid foreign policy setbacks

Tensions over executions and plans for petrol price rise and hijab law add to reversals in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

The Guardian - UK

Petrol cars on UK roads peaked this year in ‘genuine landmark’, report finds

Auto Trader predicts the number of petrol-powered cars will now plunge from 18.7 million in 2024 to 11.1 million in 2034.

The Independent UK

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British indie band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint while on tour in US

The London-based band had pulled into a petrol station to get breakfast when masked robbers armed with a gun ‘ransacked’ their van and made off with valuable belongings

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: What Jaguar’s radical rebrand reveals about the shift to electric cars

In today’s newsletter: The iconic British carmaker has been accused of going ‘woke’ after releasing an electric model in pink, upsetting petrol heads and traditionalists everywhere

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam Pushes Electric Motorbikes As Pollution Becomes 'Unbearable'

In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes.

International Business Times

Petrol prices: Driving home for Christmas set to be cheapest since pandemic

A warning was issued that drivers were still paying more for fuel than they should due to ‘stubbornly high’ margins

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Drivers to enjoy cheapest Christmas fuel prices since pandemic – RAC

The cost of full tanks for 55-litre family cars are £75 for petrol and £78 for diesel – or £5.75 and £6.60 less than a year ago respectively.

Evening Standard

Man sentenced to life after ex-partner victim dies two years after petrol attack

Victim Ellen Marshall’s daughter says her mother never got the chance to meet her grandchild

The Independent UK

Man jailed for murdering partner who died two years after he set her alight

Leigh Pateman was serving a sentence for grievous bodily harm when Ellen Marshall died from her injuries last year.

Evening Standard

New driving laws and road rules set to come into effect in December 2024

From advisory fuel rates to tougher tachograph laws, here are all the changes

Evening Standard

Carmakers could get five more years to sell Prius-style hybrids to boost troubled industry

The sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030, but an exemption for certain hybrid cars is under consideration

The Independent UK

UK could loosen EV rules to allow sales of Prius-style hybrids until 2035

Ban on new petrol and diesel cars starts in 2030 but government may change rules for some models

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has discovered a tricky truth about the electric vehicles transition: there’s no gain without pain

The Tories’ targets glossed over the impact on carmakers and cash-strapped drivers – but the move to net zero won’t be cheap or simple, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Mazda gets the numbers right with upgraded CX30

Japanese car maker Mazda, admired for its sleek designs and upmarket finish, has lifted the bar further with an upgraded version of its CX30 soft-roader

TechRadar

Porsche hits the brakes on its electric-only plan – and it’s not the only major manufacturer keeping gas engines running

The big V8 found in Panamera and Cayenne will live on into the 2030s, says Porsche.

The Independent UK

UK car production falls for the eighth month after slow take up of electric vehicles and looming fines

The poor figures come as car makers warn forthcoming fines for producing too many petrol and diesel cars could lead to more factory closures

Evening Standard

Business Secretary to face MPs amid concerns over electric vehicle mandate

It comes after Vauxhall-owner Stellantis said it would close its van-making plant in Luton, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.

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The Guardian - UK

Electric shock: carmakers battle strict UK electric car rules as big fines loom

As Ford announced cutting 800 UK jobs it said rules forcing companies to sell more EVs each year are ‘unworkable’

The Guardian - UK

Enterprise Car Club fined me for someone else’s unpaid fuel

I was charged £113.45 after firm insisted petrol station-related fine was mine to pay despite evidence to the contrary

Evening Standard

Used EVs save owners average of £1,600/year compared with petrol models – study

A think tank said savings have risen since early 2023 as second-hand electric vehicles are ‘no longer more expensive to buy’.

The Independent UK

Used electric cars save owners over £1,000 a year compared with petrol models, study finds

A think tank said savings have risen since early 2023 as second-hand electric vehicles are ‘no longer more expensive to buy’.

The Guardian - UK

Pimpinero: Blood and Oil review – road thrills with South American border smugglers

The brutal petrol trade between Venezuela and Colombia in 2012 is the backdrop to Andrés Baiz’s starry if slow-paced tale of brothers navigating the future

AAP

'Guarded references': Door opening to rate cuts

The Reserve Bank of Australia remains 'vigilant to upside risks to inflation' but has stepped through a number of scenarios allowing it to cut interest rates.

Newcastle Herald

Petrol car registrations drop as hybrids and EVs hit fast lane

'The cost of EVs has definitely come down too.'

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