Bike to work is an expression we got used to thanks to the increasing number of people using bikes to get to work, especially during spring and summer, while in winter they are a bit lazier. Winter Bike to work was created with the aim of proving that biking in winter, even when it is snowing, is not a problem at
The opportunity of building cycle superhighways, as the one planned for London, has been recently discussed and they will likely be a future trend. However, in South Korea, a cycle superhighway has been built in the middle of a motorway About 30 km long, the route links Daejeon (South Korea’s fifth largest metropolis) with
Cyclists from 39 European cities are ready to ride at 2015 European Cycling Challenge (ECC2015). Throughout May, urban teams will take part to the challenge, using bicycles as exclusive mean of transport. You can join ECC2015 until 31 May, even as subteams (companies, schools, groups) and all kinds of bicycles are allowed, such as owned or rented
The time has come for cars from the future. Cars talking to the driver, not needing maintenance or even cars using a green fuel get out of screen and get in our garage. Technology has not provided us yet with flying cars or vehicles gliding on roads, defying gravity. Innovation, however, has achieved unexpected goals.
The fear of being involved in an accident when riding bicycles is linked to low visibility at night. The problem often arises from drivers’ lack of attention or their unsafe driving style. Products that enhance visibility can help night-time cyclists defend themselves against cars, when riding home on city streets after dark. Reflective and
One of the leading manufacturer of electric motors face the crisis and relies on electric mobility, building engines, batteries and bicycle parts itself.
Cities have already lived the day when the first bus came out of the garage instead of the horse-drawn omnibus, that when the first electric street light was turned on and the oil ones turned off and that when the houses were equipped with indoor toilets and streets were cleaned of open sewers. The history
Hydrogen vehicles are ready for the European and North American market. The Geneva International Motor Show was the first motor show to present vehicles produced with the most innovative forms of energy, starting from hydrogen and going, without any compromise, beyond the limits of hybrid technology. During the show a variety of fuel cell cars
The UK government will be investing 43 million pound (60 million euros) into the support of electric vehicles through 2020. There will be a wave of chargepoints installed across the UK, writes the government, together with the creation of new chargepoints locations that will include hospitals, train stations, A-roads, after the government set out 32
London reaches its objective of reducing pollution by licensing the Metrocab, a new generation of the city’s iconic taxi powered by electric engines. Metrocab is still black and more or less recalls the design of the ultra-traditional London taxi but, unlike its historic ancestor, it emits 75% less CO2. For more than a
