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The poncho might be one of the simplest ways of staying dry on a bicycle, but only the bold wear one without feeling sartorially challenged - one of the drawbacks that the Boncho sets out to address. The Boncho features a stylish tailored hood with peaked cap and a semi-rigid awning that fits snugly over the handlebars to stop the fabric...

If you like to keep your cycling clutter-free then the STiKK bicycle handlebar light is for you. The bicycle is one of the cleanest pieces of design on earth, but it's easy for its simple form to become cluttered with accessories. Not so with the Stikk. Once a plastic sleeve has been locked into the handlebar, the waterproof light is held...

Elon Musk claims Tesla is three months away from a commercially available electric five-seater car with a real-world range of over 200 miles, and only two years from a driverless version. The Tesla Model 3 launches in March 2016 and while its full specifications are still under wraps, Musk has said the car has a usable battery range of over...

The AppScooter promises to out-accelerate a Vespa, use its own internet connection to book itself in for services and travel a near-silent 100 miles on a single charge, but is the world ready to end its love affair with the Vespa in favour of an electric scooter? The AppScooter promises to out-perform the competition. As well zero...

If the road network is a nation's arterial system, with poor circulation very quickly affecting its health, can 'street DNA' indicate the fitness for purpose of your local streets? London might seem near gridlock during peak times, but unlike many other major cities, its Street DNA does at least show very direct connections - a result of...

The Citroën E-Méhari is the latest example of an iconic vehicle of the past being reinvented and electrified in a bid to boost electric car sales. The car buying public is still reluctant to invest in alternative fuelled cars due to their high purchase cost and dismal re-sale values, but recreations of classic vehicles may have the power to...

The beautifully elegant Ecocapsule is the spiritual successor of the Airstream trailer – a streamlined pod that takes off-grid living to a new height of luxury. The environmentally friendly eco-pods allow two people to live self-sufficiently for up to two years. Powered by solar panels and a wind turbine, the small egg-shaped dwellings...

Looking every inch like a scene from a New York loft, the Stowaway bicycle hoist scoops up your bike and stores it flat against the ceiling. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] A nifty counterweight pulley system means you only ever lift half the weight of the bike and a braking system means your pride and joy won’t crash to the floor if you let...

Lohner Stroler electric bicycles are designed to look like the small commuter motorcycles of the 1950s. And given the ubiquity of the retro-styled Vespa in today’s major European cities, perhaps the Austrian company is onto something. If commuters are to be convinced the electric bicycle is more than a toy for weekends, the answer might be...

Stop start city riding is a thing of the past for the 200 cyclists issued with electronic traffic light controllers to automatically turn stop lights green. Alongside Santander, Issy‐les‐Moulineaux, Athens and Genoa, Aarhus in Denmark is taking part in the EU's RADICAL programme to introduce high tech solutions to city planning. And radical...