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People in Nottingham are being urged to get on their bike to save the environment as the annual Greenweeks campaign begins this weekend. Three weeks of events and awareness-raising schemes will be held from May 23rd to June 14th, with local people aiming to reduce their carbon footprint. A number of organised bike rides will be held, run by...

A new design of trike that went on sale in Britain this week is able to transform itself into a child’s pushchair. The Taga trike is quite unlike any cycle currently on British roads; it is designed to combine the benefits of a high-quality pushchair and a well-engineered bicycle. In its pushchair form, the Taga can be taken on the...

Drivers that reduce the level of motor insurance policy they take out are putting themselves at financial risk, according to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Research by the organisation has shown that 23 percent of people have reduced their level of cover. Cost-cutting measures included increasing the level of excess on their...

Commuters looking to go green may want to snap up a new line of electric bikes, which goes on sale next month. The A2B range markets itself as the fastest vehicle of its kind and can reach speeds of up to 20mph. Two versions of the bike are available, the A2B Hybrid and the A2B Metro. Each costs £2,000 and is charged via a mains plug. Julie...

The Toyota Prius is facing stiff competition from a new hybrid built by rival car maker Honda. Last month the Honda Insight was the best selling car of its size in Japan, the first time that a hybrid vehicle has held top spot during a monthly sales period. According to figures from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, 10,481 Honda...

A charity for the blind is working with sports car-manufacturer Lotus to develop an artificial petrol engine sound for quiet electric vehicles. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association believes that near-silent vehicles will put blind and partially sighted people at risk and wants the European Union to set minimum noise requirements for...

A new design of in-car air conditioning claims to deliver fuel savings of nine per cent. The Enhanced Air Conditioning (EAC) system is designed to maximise the efficiency of hybrid vehicles by minimising the time that the petrol or diesel engine has to run solely to drive the air conditioning. According to the Ricardo Company, the...

Tens of millions people have now watched what is the arguably the most impressive bicycle street trials riding ever captured on film. http://youtu.be/Cj6ho1-G6tw Why is trials riding growing in popularity? Investment in cycling facilities in Britain is poor – street trials relies on no more than the correct type of bike and the urban...

Technology that prevents vehicles from breaking the speed limit is to be fitted to a taxi and a bus in London as part of a six-month trial. Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) works in much the same way as the GPS systems now fitted to many cars. The technology uses a digital map in order to determine the local speed limit and then either...

Speeding could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new in-car computer. The Intelligent Speed Adaptation system automatically keeps vehicles to the legal limit and is set to be trialled in London. Cars travelling too quickly along roads will be automatically slowed down thanks to the technology, which involves the use of sat nav-style...