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Cyclists in America have come a turn of the pedals closer to a law that would require motorists to afford them a 1-metre ‘buffer zone’ at all times on the road. A Bill from the House of Environmental Matters Committee proposing the law is due to go to the Senate for agreement. A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA)...

There is nothing new about the idea of hybrid luxury cars; Lexus uses the technology in a variety of its high-end saloons and Porsche will soon sell a petrol/electric version of its Cayenne SUV, but the latest Citroen is perhaps the most stylish-looking example to date. Citroen earned a reputation as a trail blazer in 1933 when it launched...

The ban on flights may have left tens of thousands of holiday makers stranded and a scarcity of exotic fruits in supermarket aisles, but for the millions of people whose daily lives are blighted by noisy aircraft it is a blessing according to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “The...

Twenty British motorists will get to lease the all-electric, two-seater version of the Mini for £330 per month as part of trial subsidised by the government. The MINI E is already being tested by companies, but this is the first time it has been offered to members of the public. Drivers interested in leasing one of the MINI E cars must live...

Energetic guests at a hotel in Copenhagen who generate electricity using an adapted exercise bike are to be rewarded with a free meal. The Crowne Plaza Hotel, which already sports solar panels on its façade, aims to reduce its carbon footprint and help its guests to keep fit. Guests wanting the £23 meal voucher will have to produce at least...

In response to the increasing popularity of electric bicycles in Britain, the ETA (Environmental Transport Association) has created a specialist electric bicycle breakdown recovery service. The Cycle Rescue service offers e-cyclists breakdown cover similar to that bought by motorists. In the event of a breakdown, policy holders contact the...

The world’s largest producer of bicycles, Giant, has announced that it is moving into the electric car business. The company already produces a range of electric-assist bicycles and e-scooters and the factory it intends to build in Kunshan, which will be its sixth facility in China, will have an annual capacity of 1.5 million bicycles....

The current fashion for fixed gear bicycles is inspired by the pared down bikes used by couriers in New York, but designs based on the very earliest direct drive cycles of the 1870s are about to make a reappearance. The penny farthing that has recently gone on sale for £499 may be a tiddler in comparison to the original bikes – its wheels...

Honda this week unveiled a new design of electric scooter that bears a resemblance to the C90, an equally humble-looking bike that went on to sell over 60 million units earning it the title of best-selling powered vehicle to date. Honda is aiming the EV-neo at local delivery services such as fast-food outlets, a type of business that...

The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) today celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The ETA was founded in 1990 to raise awareness of the impact of excessive car use and help individuals and organisations to make positive changes in their travel habits – work that is in part funded through the sale of car breakdown services , cycle...