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Cyclists who break down are now able to call out a recovery lorry in much the same way as car drivers use the AA or RAC. The carbon-neutral Cycle Rescue service costs from £34 per year, but is included for free with a new type of cycle insurance launched this week by ilovemybike.co.uk A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport...

Nissan is gambling on a future car market dominated by electric vehicles rather than the petrol/battery hybrids currently being developed by its rivals, Toyota and Honda. Nissan aims to revive its fortunes by becoming the first car maker to mass produce an electric vehicle. It will unveil its new electric car later this summer before...

A future in which cars are powered by electricity may have come a step closer today as eight new low-carbon vehicle projects received a share of £25 million of Government funding. According to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), an organisation that provides breakdown cover to most of the electric cars in Britain, the scheme...

Members of the public are being asked to vounteer to take part in the government-funded national electric car trials announced today. The £25m scheme will run for 12 months and see 340 electric vehicles being put through their paces. Car manufacturers are hoping to discover how electric cars would be used in everyday, ‘real world’...

A new research paper for the European Commission is expected to lead to the introduction of road trains across Europe. The Guardian newspaper reports that a transport directive is being planned which will eventually lead to the introduction of the so-called mega-trucks across Europe: “The EC is moving in this direction. Many states want...

Students at Birkenhead Sixth Form College have taken part in a cycle tour of the Wirral as a way of celebrating National Bike Week The route involved a trip along Wirral Way to Parkgate, tours along the riverside paths and a trip following the disused rail track of the Cheshire Lines. Bike Week is designed to encourage people to get more...

The entrepreneurs behind the latest hydrogen-powered concept car plan to transform the way we use our cars by replacing outright ownership with a system similar to a mobile phone contract. The two-seat Riversimple Urban Car boasts a top speed of 50mph and a 240-mile range. When the car goes into production in four years time, it will not be...

A cycling event is being organised with the hope of getting more people to take up biking as a method of transport and exercise.Skyride, which is organised by Sky and British Cycling, will lead to the closure of a number of roads in Manchester, Glasgow, Leicester and London as supporters take to the streets on their bikes. The campaign...

Workers at Gateshead Council continued to use pedal power even through the colder months and even more are doing so as the summer begins, research has shown. The local authority revealed that many people continued to cycle to work during the winter, with Nick Clennett, head of transport and highways for the body, saying he is "delighted"...

Mercedes-Benz has launched a new scheme which aims to educate youngsters about driving. The firm has opened its Driving Academy, which offers lessons for children as young as 12. Those aged between 12 and 16 can take the pre-road module which will see them taught the basics of motoring, including numerous safety issues such as difficulty...