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China is to go head-to-head with America in producing electric vehicles thanks to investment of around £1 billion in the sector during the next three years. It is hoped that around 500,000 electric and hybrid cars will be produced each year by 2011, representing a ten per cent average annual market growth. There is speculation that the...

Motorists looking for a cheap alternative form of travel could save up to £2,000 each year if they opt for pedal power. A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), which provides an online car cost calculator said: “It is easy to underestimate the amount it costs to run a car, but running a bicycle is almost free and...

Extra funding for safer routes, American-style yellow bus schemes and free bicycles for those unable to afford them are measures that could reduce congestion by dramatically increasing the number of children who walk and cycle to school, according to a group of MPs. The transport select committee report on school travel recognised that More...

A modestly-priced motorised vehicle pitched at the millions of people in India who currently travel by bicycle and scooter was always going to be popular, but demand for the world’s cheapest production is such that those wanting to order the Tata Nano are having to enter a lottery. It is expected that 500,000 people will buy a lottery...

The idea that urban areas contribute a disproportionately-high amount to global climate change is challenged by a study from the International Institute for Environment and Development, which finds that the greenhouse gas emissions of large cities are far below those of rural areas. The study finds that on average people living in cities...

The company that is developing plans for a new North-South railway line believes that in a little over a decade Britain could have a 225mph service running every four minutes between London and Birmingham. Sir David Rowlands, chairman of High Speed Two, tells The Times that the most efficient option would be for high-speed, double-deck...

That safety argument, already iffy at best, imploded on October 2, when a hit-and-run driver struck a San Francisco pedestrian who landed beneath a Cruise robotaxi—which then dragged her 20 feet, potentially worsening her injuries. Later that month, the California Department of Motor...

The powered assistance provided by e-bikes makes is easier to carry a pillion, but what does the law say?

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