Long hunts around town are fast becoming a thing of the past as road sensors provide maps for mobiles, pinpointing empty slots. The Saturday morning ritual of searching for a parking space will be wincingly familiar to most drivers. The queue to get into town, the crawl round packed bays and the annoyance as the car in front grabs the last space. It’s enough to drive anyone to online shopping.
If you have restricted mobility and use a wheelchair to get around, you’ll understand the challenges that wheelchair users face when using a regular car. Wheelchairs are great when you’re sat in, but once you’re out they can be cumbersome and unwieldy – stowing and transporting a wheelchair in a normal car can be a real challenge... If you’ve ever attempted it you’ll know this first hand!
Ford Motor Company has announced the new Focus ECOnetic, debuting at the Amsterdam Motor Show, it will establish a new industry benchmark for fuel efficiency in the popular compact class.
The new Focus ECOnetic, which will go on sale in the UK early next year
Man, 51, fined for riding electric vehicle on Barnsley pavements, but judge says road use should be contemplated
Electric-powered Segways were banned from Britain's footpaths today in a court case that gave new impetus to campaigners who want to see the self-balancing 12.5mph two-wheelers allowed on the country's roads.