Transport & travel
Officially launched earlier this year the A2B Metro electric bike is now available from several retailers including Harrods (via Cycle UK concession), Selfridges (via Bike Republic Concession) and EV Stores Electric Vehicle retailer on London's Park Lane.
Also new to the A2B range, is the A2B Hybrid. Designed to complement the energy you put into your ride, its torque sensor detects your pedal power directly boosting your effort with Ultra Motor's direct drive electric motor power.
The A2B Metro recommended retail price is £1999.00 and the A2B Hybrid recommended retail price is £1799.00. Dealer details can be found on the Ultra Motor website www.ultramotor.com/uk
The A2B Range from Ultra Motor will also be showing at the London Cycle Show, Earls Court which is open to the public from 9th-11th October. The London Cycle Show's commuter test track will provide visitors the opportunity to trial the A2B Metro.
Click here to see to see the A2B Metro in action on Channel 5's The Gadget Show.
Transport & travel
I love the idea of electric cars. While Tomorrow's World predictions of all us driving around in one by the beginning of the 21st century have obviously come to naught, it does seem there is real momentum in this market right now. And not before time especially with oil reserves drying up....
Which is why I was excited to hear that that the makers of the wonderfully quirky G-Whizz, Indian firm Reva, unveiled two new electric car models at the Frankfurt Car Show earlier this week. Thankfully both the 4-seat NXR and sporty 2-door NXG look much more substantial than the G-Whizz (that's not saying much - it really is the modern day equivalent of the Citroen 2CV).
Offering a top speed of around 60 miles per hour and 125 miles of driving on a single charge, the NXR and NXG sound great. They look OK too. The only fly in the ointment is that they are likely to cost around 10,000 Euros when they go into production next year.
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Transport & travel
Paul Ridden writes: I travel a lot. Modern working life probably means that everyone travels much more than they would like. Whether it's by trains, planes or automobiles, travel is for many of us part of our daily existence.
There are many websites that offer travel information and very useful they are too. You can find out how long a journey will take, you can find out which method of transport would be the cheapest and on some sites you can even book your tickets via an interface on the site itself. But Routerank offers all that and more, even telling you how much CO2 is produced during your journey.
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Transport & travel
A year ago, I embarked on a special train journey I'll never forget. Travelling to Madrid from London, my partner and I opted to forego the quicker flying option and take the Trenhotel instead: a luxurious sleeper train from that goes Paris to various Spanish cities.
To me, this is quite simply the most exciting way to travel, but it's also undeniably greener than air travel: a trip from London to Barcelona, for example, racks up 277 Kg of CO2 by plane but just 40 kg by train, including the Eurostar transfer. Many travellers who would once have baulked at the idea of taking the train anywhere beyond Brighton are now opting for long-distance rail travel as part of their holidays. And the best way to book if you're coming from the UK is via The Man In Seat 61, a site that was created with the belief that 'getting there is half the fun' in mind.
Related: Poll: Train vs. Plane: which is greener? | How to get cheaper train travel across the UK
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If you're off on your travels shortly, packing is often half the fun. Check out our list of eco-friendly items you want want to leave behind to make this your greenest summer break ever (that is, assuming you're not intending to travel by private jet).
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Transport & travel
Does it get any better than this? Not only could you enjoy being pampered in stunning surroundings with the assurance that you're not destroying the planet in the process -- you could update your facebook status to brag about it at the same time.
The teepee, from Perfect Earth Tours is more or less the physical embodiment of what we all want out of life these days: utter luxury without all that pesky guilt business getting in the way. With its solar powered DVD player, queen beds and spa, these 'tents' are just about the least natural way to get close to nature imaginable...and sound like absolute heaven for it.
[Via Born Rich]
Follow the jump to find out just how much better it gets inside...
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Transport & travel
However 'green' you think you are, you've got to admit that 'the travel thing' is where most of us fail miserably. On the one hand, we're told that our flights and cruises are responsible for as much as a quarter of the world's pollution; on the other, we know only too well that the mad pace of modern life leaves us all in need of a break every so often, and who wants to deny themself the pleasure of discovering new and exciting places?
The Green Travel Guide was written with the dilemmas faced by eco-conscious travellers, and offers helpful suggestions on how to reduce your holiday footprint as much as possible, focusing in particular on the issues many people simply aren't clued-up on, such as "is it better to cross the Channel by train or ferry?"
Related: How to reduce your carbon footprint on holiday
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Officially launched earlier this year the A2B Metro electric bike is now available from several retailers including Harrods (via Cycle UK concession), Selfridges (via Bike Republic Concession) and EV Stores Electric Vehicle retailer on London's Park Lane. 
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