Transport – The Mint Magazine https://www.themintmagazine.com Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:50:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.themintmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-The-Mint-Coin-32x32.jpg Transport – The Mint Magazine https://www.themintmagazine.com 32 32 Trump drops key US climate rule, swaps health for cheap cars https://www.themintmagazine.com/trump-drops-key-us-climate-rule-swaps-health-for-cheap-cars/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/trump-drops-key-us-climate-rule-swaps-health-for-cheap-cars/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:50:26 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=141662

In what the White House has described as the “largest deregulatory action in American history,” President Donald Trump has undone a key scientific finding that has been the cornerstone of United States efforts to fight climate change for more than 16 years. … ]]>
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EVs are depreciating much faster than gas-powered cars https://www.themintmagazine.com/evs-are-depreciating-much-faster-than-gas-powered-cars/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/evs-are-depreciating-much-faster-than-gas-powered-cars/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:04:43 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=133386

Ride-hailing, rental, and corporate electric fleets the world over are quickly losing value. EVs depreciate significantly faster than gas-powered cars, especially older vehicles purchased by early adopters. New battery data … ]]>
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E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously https://www.themintmagazine.com/e-bikes-could-cut-carbon-congestion-and-costs-if-cities-take-them-seriously/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/e-bikes-could-cut-carbon-congestion-and-costs-if-cities-take-them-seriously/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:46:52 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=133129

Last year, San Francisco voters did something exceedingly rare in car-crazy America: They closed two miles of a coastal highway to vehicles, creating a sprawling park for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists. … ]]>
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With Hyundai raid, Trump’s immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment https://www.themintmagazine.com/with-hyundai-raid-trumps-immigration-crackdown-runs-into-his-push-for-foreign-investment/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/with-hyundai-raid-trumps-immigration-crackdown-runs-into-his-push-for-foreign-investment/#respond Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:31:59 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=132339

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration. … ]]>
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Italy, France, Germany plan competitiveness push on Brussels https://www.themintmagazine.com/italy-france-germany-plan-competitiveness-push-on-brussels/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/italy-france-germany-plan-competitiveness-push-on-brussels/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:35:08 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=131606

Italy, France and Germany’s leaders are readying a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with calls for concrete action to boost EU-wide investment and help the automotive … ]]>
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Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel https://www.themintmagazine.com/why-your-holiday-flight-is-still-not-being-powered-by-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/why-your-holiday-flight-is-still-not-being-powered-by-sustainable-aviation-fuel/#respond Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:41:45 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=130071

As you wait in the departure lounge for your flight this summer, you may notice your aeroplane being pumped full of fuel ahead of takeoff. And then you may start … ]]>
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Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind https://www.themintmagazine.com/labour-is-renationalising-the-railways-cleaners-are-being-left-behind/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/labour-is-renationalising-the-railways-cleaners-are-being-left-behind/#respond Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:23:25 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=130069

Outsourced cleaning workers with poor conditions and bad pay face being left behind as the government renationalises the railways, RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey has warned. Dempsey told Novara Media … ]]>
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Trump’s auto tariffs could help China’s carmakers, experts say https://www.themintmagazine.com/trumps-auto-tariffs-could-help-chinas-carmakers-experts-say/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/trumps-auto-tariffs-could-help-chinas-carmakers-experts-say/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:15:28 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=127047

Trump’s 25 percent tariff could ‘level the playing field’ for Chinese brands insulated from the US market, analyst say. The White House has argued the tariff is necessary to protect … ]]>
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Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom https://www.themintmagazine.com/taken-for-a-ride-inside-ubers-new-race-to-the-bottom/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/taken-for-a-ride-inside-ubers-new-race-to-the-bottom/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:19:46 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=125284

Natalie had just dropped off a customer at the Ritz Hotel in central London when her phone started aggressively bleeping at her with offers of new fares. “I couldn’t concentrate. … ]]>
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Expanding UK airports won’t deliver economic growth https://www.themintmagazine.com/expanding-uk-airports-wont-deliver-economic-growth/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/expanding-uk-airports-wont-deliver-economic-growth/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:38:04 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=121777

Responding to the news that chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering approving airport expansions including Heathrow, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that expanding the UK’s airports won’t deliver serious economic … ]]>
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