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The environmental arguments surrounding the use of biofuel have reignited ahead of Government plans to increase the proportion of biofuels in petrol to 10 per cent. The move will increase prices at the pump, carbon emissions and the strain on people in developing world who are forced off land as biofuel crops compete with food crops...

A resourceful and imaginative group of cyclists from Oregon has taken the classic talk show format and shoehorned it into a cargo bike. The camera operator pedals as the presenter rides inside the cargo box, which doubles as a desk. Despite its relatively diminutive proportions, the 2.5m-long bike can carry all the equipment needed to film...

Cyclists with a thirst for adventure and a route that takes them away from sources of potable water can now buy a bottle that uses UV light to purify water in only 60 seconds. The CamelBak All Clear Microbiological UV Water Purifier will fit in a standard bicycle water bottle holder and can be used to turn river, well or tap water into a...

The latest weapon in the war against bike thieves is the SpyBike GPS tracker – a device the size of a tube of Smarties that fits inside a bicycle’s steering column and can track its whereabouts anywhere in the world. The £83 SpyBike allows a cyclist to track the location of their bicycle anywhere in the world should it be stolen. The...

The talk of improving conditions for cycling this week touched upon a troubling aspect of road safety for those on two wheels; the fact women account for a minority of cyclists, but are more at risk from lorries in London. The question of why women in this country cycle less than men remains unanswered and whilst transport planners, cycling...

For those urban motorists who want to enjoy the elevated driving position and ostentation of the latest 4×4, but without the increased fuel bills and danger to other road users comes this pedal-powered version of the Range Rover Evoque. According to car Brazilian website revistaautoesporte the wire frame Range Rover weighs less than 50kg....

French cyclists have won the right to ride through red lights at certain road junctions. Cyclist groups have long argued that traffic lights exist to force car drivers to allow pedestrians to cross the road, regulate the flow of traffic and moderate speed – factors that apply differently, if at all, to cyclists. The new law in France, which...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed an electric city car that is so manoeuvrable it can spin around its own centre and folds to fit into the tiniest parking spaces. The two-seater Hiriko has a single door in its front and swaps a conventional steering wheel for a joystick. Each of its four wheels...

The three-quarters of British students who travel to school by diesel-powered bus could soon have a healthy and environmentally-benign alternative way of arriving at lessons; a pedal-powered yellow school bus. The £10,000 bicycle school bus is steered by an adult driver and powered entirely by its passengers, most of whom pedal. Bus comes...

Spanish bicycle makers Orbea have launched a range of bicycles that can be adjusted in size as a child grows. As you would expect, the handlebar and seat can be raised, but the frame also extends to allow a growing child up to five years of use out of a single bicycle. The GROW range of bicycles comprises four models and prices are no...