News Archives - November 2009

Novice cyclists get bicycle simulator

It doesn’t seem that long ago that novice cyclists had to make do with a school playground and a line of cones when learning to ride, but Honda this week unveiled a bicycle simulator designed to teach safety skills before venturing onto busy roads.

White van man to become 14 per cent greener

Much maligned by other road users, ‘white van man’ is to undergo an environmental makeover in 2016, when new fuel efficiency standards for vans are to be introduced across Europe.

Biofuel CO2 emissions can go up as well as down

Current European biofuel policy is likely to cause more harm than good because it fails to account for the environmental impact of indirect land use change (ILUC) when calculating the greenhouse gas benefits of biofuels, according to the report, ‘Biofuels : Handle With Care’