transport: July 2008 Archives

They may not be allowed in the Tour de France this week but Electric bikes are flying out of shops across the UK as more environmentally aware consumers opt for two rather than four wheels.

The bikes are useful for shorter journeys in particular and could be a mode of transport soon to swamp the country.

Designers and retailers of electric bikes say the they have many advantages over a car and that consumers should pick one up now before the rush!

"In the time it takes you to get into your car and then get it out of the drive and onto the road you'd already be hundreds of yards away on your eletric powered bike" said one desginer.