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If the Ikea bicycle launched this summer has the same effect on our transport habits as the furniture giant has had on the interior design of British homes then we could be in store for a Swedish-inspired cycling revolution. The low-maintenance, unisex Sladda bike features a sleek appearance, belt drive and a ‘click system’ that allows...

If you don’t take your cycling too seriously and want to celebrate the arrival of summer in style, why not festoon your bike with living plants? The colourful bike planters are 3D printed, so not only will you be showing off your love of nature, but cutting edge technology. The planter attaches to your bike with a elastic nylon cord, and...

Almost 70 years after Rover built the world’s first jet powered car, Chinese engineering company Techrules has unveiled its Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) technology - a range extender system that uses a micro-turbine to charge a battery pack, which in turn powers the motors driving the wheels. The technology is said to offer...

The need to conserve fuel in the 1940s meant the proponents of car sharing pulled no punches, but despite there being 38 million empty car seats travelling around Britain every single day, the concept of pooling resources seems just as hard a sell today. Let us suppose that on a street of 200 houses, half the dwellings have a cordless...

Looking like an IWC watch for your road bike's handlebars, the OMATA is a GPS cycle computer that displays information via a stylish analogue face. The OMATA allows ride data to be exported via USB-C to apps like Strava, while speed, distance, elevation and time are converted into the distinctive analogue movement by a mechanical...

What better way to enjoy the fleeting sunshine between April showers than a Lamzac Hangout – a pop-up sofa that seats two and packs small enough to fit in a shoe bag? The lightweight inflatable sofa is the most talked about camping accessory of 2016 for good reason. It takes only seconds to fill – you simply swing it through the air - and...

A platoon of autonomous HGVs thundering along the motorway is enough to strike fear into the the most experienced of motorists, but lorry manufacturer Daimler has already tested the idea on public roads. Like a scene from the 1971 Spielberg horror flick Duel, which sees a motorist stalked on a remote road by a mysterious heavy goods...

A global network of pedal-powered coffee shops aims to take on the caffeine-powered leviathan that is Starbucks. Wheelys last year sold its pedal-powered café trikes to 45 countries, which means it’s growing faster than any chain that has come before. The business works on a franchise model; each café trike costs around £3,000. According to...

It’s as iconic an image of traditional France as the beret or baguette, but the ‘Velo Solex’ has had a dramatic makeover and transformed from a moped into an electric bicycle. Pininfarina, the design house best known for styling Ferraris, has penned a vehicle that is far safer, environmentally friendly and affordable than any supercar – the...

Lumineer is the bicycle light for cyclists that don’t want accessories cluttering up their handlebars or attracting the attention of thieves. The elegant and discreet bicycle light design is incorporated into the handlebar stem. There isn’t even a switch to complicate its appearance; to activate the light, you simply press its face....