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Bristol Channel ferry to Wales would be 'nationally significant"
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (444+ words) A new report has further argued the case for a high-speed ferry linking the South West and South Wales via the Bristol Channel. The idea has been on the cards for years and now more details have emerged about how…...
Green-led council spends £12m on buying diesel bin lorries
3+ week, 4+ day ago (543+ words) However a dozen new lorries will be electric(Image: Barbara Evripidou) Most of the new £12m bin lorries in Bristol about to be bought will run on diesel which has been described as “less than ideal”. Of the 52 new lorries, 40 will…...
Bristol’s EV scheme under fire as cost hits double price of used car
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (535+ words) A 2009 blue Ford Fiesta(Image: Sue Thatcher via Getty Images) An innovative trial in Bristol making charging electric vehicles at home easier has been criticised for costing too much. Digging a gully in the pavement to pass a cable through…...
Brakes put on the roll-out of driverless cars
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) A Waymo vehicle charges at a lot on January 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Waymo is now servicing 140 square miles of Austin. (Image: Getty Images) Bristol and the West of England will not be seeing driverless taxis any time soon, despite the…...
Drivers are only just realising purpose of car grab handles above doors
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (511+ words) There is a series of 'grab handles' positioned above the passenger doors in their vehicle(Image: Amir Mukhtar via Getty Images) Drivers have been left stunned after discovering the true purpose behind a common feature found in every petrol and…...
People are just discovering 'mind-blowing' second use for door stoppers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) Your humble door stopper might possess a hidden additional function you've never discovered. Door stoppers are commonplace in numerous homes as a means of stopping doors from opening too far and harming your skirting boards. They typically consist of a…...
Bristol lamppost EV chargers cost '10 times more' than home charging
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (683+ words) A new EV charging point on a lamp post(Image: Alex Seabrook) New charging points for electric vehicles in lamp posts across Bristol cost “10 times more” than charging at home. They cost 55p per kilowatt-hour, compared to around just five pence…...
Brislington resident blocks 'dangerous' lamppost EV chargers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1093+ words) Bristol’s efforts to make it easier for drivers of electric cars to charge them up even when parked in the street have begun to meet challenges, after a local resident in South Bristol stopped the installation of a lamppost charger....
Review: Bluetti Elite 300 portable power station hits the sweet spot
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (505+ words) Bluetti Elite 300 portable power station Portable power stations come in all shapes and sizes - and Bluetti is hoping it has hit the sweet spot for many users with the new Elite 300. Jam-packed in its relatively small frame is a high-capacity…...