The Tesla Model 3 became the best-selling car in the UK in June with almost 1,000 more of the popular EVs rolling off forecourts than its nearest rival, the VW Golf. Figures reveal that while sales of petrol and diesel cars are in sharp decline, one in ten cars registered in the UK currently is all-electric. The surge in sales…
The ETA has once again scored top marks in the survey of ethical companies carried out each year by The Good Shopping Guide. Beating household-name insurance companies such as John Lewis and the Co-op, the ETA earned an ethical company index score of 100. For the last 20 years, the survey has revealed the good, the bad, and the ugly…
Inattentive motorists can kill cyclists. The Air Zound bike horn emits a 115 decibel blast that will let even the most distracted driver know you’re there. The handlebar-mounted air horn draws from a air reservoir attached to your water bottle cage or other convenient location using the velcro provided. After around 50 blasts of the horn the reservoir needs refilling…
We’re a country that turns a blind eye to the danger caused by pavement parking, but the same can’t be said of our attitudes towards cycling on the footway. And yet, Minister for Cycling Robert Goodwill has this week restated the official line from the Department for Transport (DfT) that cyclists may ride on pavements – on condition they do…
Adam Tranter built a parklet in a car parking space but it was removed by his local council because it wasn’t a motor vehicle. In response he built a parklet which is a motor vehicle and so the space for the community returned. The story in full is documented on his Twitter account @adamtranter What is a parklet? In the…
