With a capacity of 300, the latest bus unveiled by Volvo is world’s largest and promises a seat for every passenger. The Gran Artic 300 is bi-articulated – its three sections measuring a total of 30 metres in length. The vehicles are so long that they require their own dedicated lanes. Dubbed bus rapid transit (BRT), the giant vehicles provide…
Commuters in the near future will glide to work astride sleek electric bikes soothed by sounds from built-in onboard speakers. At least that’s the vision conjured by Noordung with its latest range of electric bikes. The Noordung Angel Edition is an exotic handmade urban bike that offers a glimpse of what is possible when the designers of electric vehicles start with…
To work out how much vehicle excise duty (commonly referred to as car tax or road tax) you will pay for your car from 1 April 2017, you need to know how much CO2 it emits. You can find this on your vehicle’s V5C registration certificate (log book) or new keeper details section (V5C/2). VED vehicle duty tax bands 2017 (petrol &…
The beauty of cycling is that it’s a simple pleasure – a bike can be bought for very little and you don’t need a licence or any specialist equipment. Unlike drivers, cyclists are not obliged to buy cycle insurance, but that’s not to say it isn’t a good idea to have it. At its most basic, cycle insurance protects against…
Last week was a long one for transport minister, Chris Grayling. Days after complaining to Cycling Weekly that cycle lanes in London “cause too much of a problem for road users”, he opened the door of his ministerial Land Rover into the path of a cyclist. Grayling sent regular cyclist Jaiqi Liu flying into a lamppost only yards from the…
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