Toyota, a company that favours hybrid technology such as that used in its Prius over electric vehicles, is to buy a £35m ($50m) stake in California electric-sports car maker Tesla. The decision comes months before Nissan is due to start selling the 100 per cent electric Leaf car in America.
The Nissan Leaf, the world’s first mass-market electric car, will offer significant environmental advantages over conventional vehicles, but is to cost £28,350 when it goes on sale in Britain early next year – £10,000 more than a similarly-sized clean diesel such as the VW Golf Bluemotion.
Digital signs that scan cycle paths and display a tally of passing cyclists have been installed by Brighton & Hove City Council. The counter displays also keep track of how many cyclists have passed by since the beginning of the year.
The Land Rovers built to tackle the most extreme terrain on Earth but that never venture further from a road than a supermarket car park may have been the inspiration for a forthcoming 2WD version of the Range Rover.
Two cyclists who between them have ridden their bicycles over 30,000 miles through 31 countries are offering their hard-earned knowledge of cycle touring for free in a 60-page e-book.