News Archives - April 2010

Cyclists in America have come a turn of the pedals closer to a law that would require motorists to afford them a 1-metre ‘buffer zone’ at all times on the road.

There is nothing new about the idea of hybrid luxury cars; Lexus uses the technology in a variety of its high-end saloons and Porsche will soon sell a petrol/electric version of its Cayenne SUV, but the latest Citroen is perhaps the most stylish-looking example to date.

The ban on flights may have left tens of thousands of holiday makers stranded and a scarcity of exotic fruits in supermarket aisles, but for the millions of people whose daily lives are blighted by noisy aircraft it is a blessing according to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA).

In response to the increasing popularity of electric bicycles in Britain, the ETA (Environmental Transport Association) has created a specialist electric bicycle breakdown recovery service.

Energetic guests at a hotel in Copenhagen who generate electricity using an adapted exercise bike are to be rewarded with a free meal. The Crowne Plaza Hotel, which already sports solar panels on its façade, aims to reduce its carbon footprint and help its guests to keep fit.