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Fréjus Tunnel that connects France and Italy to close this weekend
The tunnel will close for 12 hours and not the 56 hours originally announced
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TotalEnergies opens service station for electric vehicles in Paris
It is the first of its kind in the capital and has ultra-fast charging
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Conductors on French public transport will soon be able to check your address
Move is part of anti-fraud plans to prevent people from giving false information during fines including on SNCF trains
French car-makers at top as sales rise 3%
French car-makers are still leading in their home market and saw sales rise 3% in the first six months of this year exceeding forecasts.
Renault accounted for a quarter of the 1.3million new cars purchased so far and PSA, which owns Peugeot and Citroën, took another quarter.
Although pollution scares hit the diesel market, sales fell less than expected, by just 5% to make up half of new vehicles.