The widespread use of cargo trikes in cities would have a transformative effect on our collective quality of life, but the fact that most cost as much as a secondhand car has suppressed their uptake – perhaps until now. The new moveE electric cargo trikes launched recently at a price of £1,300 including a GPS tracking feature, but not delivery (about…
An electric bus has covered over 1,000 miles on a single charge to claim a world record for driving the longest distance by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Proterra’s 40-foot bus squeezed 1,101.2 miles from 660 kWh of energy storage capacity. The creators of the bus hope their technology will have a disruptive impact on the transit market because of its…
How well do you know the cycling history of your local area? Over the course of the last 18 months and as part of our helping Kingston to deliver its Go Cycle project, we have discovered the borough has a rich history of cycling, cyclists and bike manufacturing. For example, John ‘Happy Jack’ Keen attended a local school, developed a…
The animated image above fails to do justice to the intricacy and charm of the cardboard bicycles on this pop-up card by lovepopcards.com. In fact, why not experience the card for your self? We have three to give away – simply leave us a message at the bottom of this page and let us know who you would send it…
One day we may look back and wonder how 40-ton lorries were ever allowed to rumble through our villages and city streets. Though they make up only 3% of vehicles, lorries account for one quarter of Europe’s road transport emissions – a figure that’s expected to grow as traffic increases further. On top of that, heavy goods vehicles are involved in a disproportionate number…
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