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The world is warming. In my lifetime, the CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere has increased exponentially. The irony is many of these “jumped up” hatchbacks are physically smaller than their old cars – leading to increased manufacturers’ profits. With all this “waste” in the transport system, you would imagine that there must be many opportunities for improvement. However business in particular would not be in business for long if they did not already manage fuel well. The trend away from car ownership to using two and three wheelers looks set to continue; Europeans are expected to buy an extra 10 million bikes per year by 2030, 47% more than the annual number in 2019, said a joint statement from the three industry representative groups.