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The third generation Prius may boast many technological and styling improvements over its predecessor, but Toyota recently tasked its Conversion and Development department with demonstrating its potential for modification. The pimped Prius boasts a long list of improvements including new instruments to display the car’s efficiency,...

The bicycle basket is as practical an accessory as a pair of full-length mudguards, but just as unlikely to be fitted by the average cyclist. Bicycle baskets are commonplace in continental Europe, but are regarded as so unfashionable by some British cyclists that they are believed to provide a strong deterrent against bike theft. However,...

Clive Sinclair is best remembered for his ill-fated battery-powered trike, the C-5 – a vehicle which despite being derided as dangerous and under-powered sold 17,000 units. Undeterred, Sir Clive has unveiled the X-1, an electric recumbent bicycle fitted with an acrylic canopy. The bicycle will sell for £595 when it goes on sale in July...

Scooter manufacturer Piaggio plans to launch a three-seater city car aimed at congested Asian and European cities. Chairman Roberto Colaninno said that the new NT3 car would not compete directly with the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano , but there are similarities in appearance and Piaggio are expected to sell the car for around £4,000....

The head of Honda Motor Co., Takanobu Ito, will later this month unveil a new electric concept car at the Los Angeles car show on November 17 – the first time a Honda chief executive will have unveiled a new model at the show and a sign that Japan’s second-largest car maker is warming to the idea of electric vehicles (EVs). In stark...

A high court judge in America has ruled that a four-year-old cyclist can be sued over a bicycle accident she was involved in. Juliet Breitman is one of two children accused of colliding with 87-year-old Claire Menagh while riding their bicycles, which were fitted with stabilizers, on the pavement. According to the lawsuit, Menagh suffered a...

With continuing uncertainty over whether a new type of ‘mega truck’, which weighs more than a fully-laden airliner, will not be allowed on European streets a new film explains the risks of such vehicles. The European Transport Commissioner, Antonio Tajani last year rejected plans for the introduction of the longer, heavier vehicles...

A remote-controlled, six-wheeled, car-sized electric vehicle currently being built by NASA for a forthcoming mission to Mars challenges the perception that battery-powered vehicles suffer from low-specification, poor range and performance. As large as a Mini car, the latest Mars Rover has been named Curiosity; its mission is to explore and...

There are over ninety mass cycle hire schemes currently in operation around the world, according to a new Wiki list of bicycle sharing systems The biggest of the schemes include the Velib in Paris with 17,000 bicycles, HZ Bike in Hanzhou, China with 10,000 bicycles and London’s own Boris Bikes with 5,000 bicycles. Over a million journeys...

Juri Zaech bends bicycle frames to spell out the owner’s name, a concept he calls ‘Write a Bike’. The cycles are not yet available to buy as Juri has yet to build a fully-operational bike with brakes or pedals, but a bicycle that spells the owner’s sounds like a perfect way to thwart thieves. A spokesperson for cycle insurers...