It looks like European law is finally about to catch up with a new breed of faster electric bicycle. And it’s about time, too. While the uptake of electric cars remains painfully slow, the popularity of the 30 mph speed pedelec is soaring. Sales in Holland increased by over 30 per cent last year alone. One such speed pedelec is the Stromer…
Whether your thing is cycling or camping the must-have accessory for summer 2016 is the Lamzac – a pop-up sofa that seats two and packs down to a shoe bag.
Germany has become the latest European country to legalise the mega truck – a type of giant articulated HGV measuring up to 25.25 metres long and weighing up to 60 tons. Mega trucks are permitted in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands. Cross-border and international use of these vehicles remains forbidden. Proponents of the mega truck claim these giant lorries…
Say goodbye to electricity bills for your electric bicycle. The Falco eCiti is a new type of rear wheel that transforms your bicycle into both a pedelec and an indoor turbo trainer so you can re-charge its batteries yourself. DIY battery charging Falco describes the eCiti as the world’s first indoor/outdoor pedelec system. Supplied with its own bike stand, once…
As VW tries to wrestle free from the dieselgate emissions scandal, what better way to distract the car buying public than a trip down memory lane? The German car maker has seen its sales figures survive revelations it cheated emissions tests, but the news it must now pay over £4bn in fines and compensation has coincided with the unveiling of…