News Archives - 2010

Nine electric cars eligible for £5,000 grant – only one can be driven away

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the only electric car eligible for a £5,000 grant that can be bought and driven away when the scheme launches next month, according to a list released by the government this week. The remaining cars on the list are available only to lease or have yet to go on sale.

Dutch town bicycles: The next big thing?

No one knows what type of bicycle will become the default choice for style conscious urban bikers when the craze for fixed gear bikes has run its course, but a good candidate would be the utilitarian Dutch bikes that have this week gone on sale in London.