Electric bikes are always economical and environmental friendly mode. These battery powered vehicles for one charge goes maximum eighty kilometers. Charging cost will obviously very less per kilometer. It is convenient for elderly people, ladies, college and school going students. The square design with it’s squared off sides, looks like a cool box. The high end luxury bike will definitely make an urbanized form of transportation with growing popularity.

Boxx Lets You Stay Green and Zip Around the Town [Trends Updates]

Users create a “contest” around a request on flightfox.com to get the best flight rates for the flight they intend to take. Human searchers compete to provide the best price and earn a contest fee announced upfront.

Of course, the savings must be substantial enough to award the fee!

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uShip is a transport marketplace that helps people save money on deliveries of things that are too big, heavy or unsuitable for the post and pallet networks. Including things like car transport, motorcycle transport, boats, heavy haulage, all the way through to pets, horses, and fine and fragile antiques.

uShip is a reverse auction marketplace so transport companies and couriers compete for your business, which means that you get quotes from multiple courier and delivery companies. All you need to do is compare the quotes, and save money. Typically customers save between 50-80% on transport costs.

Springwise: Navigo is trialling a service in Paris that aims to make life easier for users of the metro and city buses, by putting travel passes on smartphones.

Currently commuters swipe their Navigo card — equipped with Near Field Communication technology — to pay for journeys. But now France’s public transport authority, STIF, have announced plans to integrate the Navigo card with NFC-compatible smartphones, meaning commuters will soon be able to swipe their smartphone over special readers. This not only means one less thing to remember in the morning, but passes can be renewed at a distance, saving time and frustration with long Monday morning queues. The trial is due to launch early 2012 and will run for 24 months on two Veolia Transport networks in Paris.

In Paris, smartphones double as travel passes [Springwise]

TripAnomaly monitors millions of flights and then calculates a reliability score based on a multitude of factors.

They also look at factors such as how often this flight is delayed, the severity of the delay, how often the flight has been canceled, diverted, and more. Their technology then compares that score to both flights operating the same city pair route as well as all flights operating across the country. The final score is in relation to all other flights. A TripAnomaly score of “10? means that the flight has earned their trust. A flight with a score of “1? should be avoided whenever possible. These guys are definitely onto something because there isn’t any other site on the net that gives you a reliable airline.

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TrendCentral: Most contemporary online travel resources can build itineraries and make suggestions based on a traveler’s personal taste, but these can still feel limited to the standard fare (this museum, that restaurant, and a few too many historic landmarks). In contrast, Vayable offers up outings that are specific to each location’s turf, and guided by locals. Experiences vary widely in cost and scope, from a $15 fashion model drawing session in NYC, to a $100 chance to cook an authentic lovo feast in a Fijian village, to a $4,000 motorcycle tour of France. Even for those who prefer staying close to home, these packages can provide a new outlook on their native cities.

Insider Traveling [TrendCentral]

Springwise: There’s been virtually no end to the list of travel-planning sites emerging in recent years, but one niche we hadn’t yet seen filled is group trips jointly planned by multiple friends. Sure enough, TripHuddle targets just that situation, with a social trip-planning application that aims to make coordinating trips easier and more fun by helping people work together and share their travel information.

Users of TripHuddle begin by registering with the site and then creating trips, entering their travel plans and inviting their friends. Trips can always be kept private, but those who are invited can see who is attending and the details of their travel plans. Users can also edit a trip-specific shared calendar and post to a message board to make sharing easier. Each trip created then gets its own profile and features a list of who’s going, a shared calendar for events and a bulletin board for posting thoughts and questions. The result? An easier way to coordinate arrivals, departures and accommodations, the Washington, D.C.-based company says.

Social trip-planning site targets group travel with friends [Springwise]

TrendHunter: Unlike most cushions made for travel, the Evolution Neck Pillow actually looks a lot more comfortable; snuggly, if you will. It’s a good size that stretches from the neck to the ears, which means you’re actually getting stabilization for your head. The high-quality memory foam offers the ultimate comfort which is a much better alternative than the inflated ones you get at airport shops. A nice little addition is the small pouch on the side that lets you hold your smartphone, iPhone or whatever it is you want to store.

Evolution Neck Pillow [TrendHunter]

Springwise: The government of Murcia has offered to give citizens lifetime passes to its brand-new tram system in exchange for turning over their cars. Murcia’s initiative is part of a three-pronged campaign to reduce driving in the city. The first part of that effort was a program whereby citizens could register by the end of June to get a lifelong ticket for city travel on the tram in exchange for their car, which simply had to be debt-free and in working order. Since that part of the campaign ended, the next phase has involved the city displaying all the cars that were exchanged and gradually disassembling them so as to make them “disappear.” Specifically, for every comment submitted via Facebook or Twitter, Murcia’s mechanics have been removing one piece of the cars in the city’s new collection, even broadcasting the effort via webcam for all to see.

City offers lifetime tram passes in exchange for citizens’ cars [Springwise]

Iconoculture: Carefree air travel is Delhi’s new mantra. Not only is the Delhi Airport Metro Express Limited’s (DAMEL) new express line ensuring shorter commute times to the airport, but domestic air passengers also can now enjoy being luggage-free by checking in baggage at two of its metro stations. Three airlines — Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways and Air India — launched the service at New Delhi Metro Station and the Shivaji Stadium Metro station. International passengers needn’t fret. Plans are afoot to extend the amenities to them soon.

Check out: Check-in facilities at metro stations in Delhi for domestic air travellers [Iconoculture]

Springwise: Through a partnership with mobile payments firm Bemoov, ATAF — short for Azienda Trasporti Area Fiorentina — now gives riders on its Florence city buses a way to buy their tickets via SMS. Users of the service simply register with Bemoov to link a credit card with their phone and then send a text message with the text “ATAF” to a designated number when they’re ready to travel. Within seconds, they receive a reply message with an alphanumeric code to be submitted to the controller for verification. There’s no additional fee for using the service. Currently, only one-way tickets are sold this way; the price is EUR 1.20 for a 90-minute trip.

Bus tickets purchased & presented via SMS [Springwise]

The HitchSafe slides into your current standard 2″ Hitch Receiver on your Truck, SUV or Van and is secured inside the Receiver Hitch via two bolt retaining bars inside the HitchSafe. The Hitch Receiver itself is a solid steel vault that combined with the HitchSafe provides the most secure location on your vehicle to store spare keys, credit cards, cash and driver’s license.

To access your keys you simply release the Rubber dust cover (made to look like any normal Hitch Cover), enter in your personal 4 number dial combination, which then releases the drawer and allows access to your keys, cards or more. Great for outdoor activities where taking keys along is a hassle or they can become lost.

BikeWrappers is a strikingly reflective and removable bike reflector system that makes your entire bike frame highly visible to motorist at night and gives your bike a little style during the day. The double-sided fabric is designed to wrap around bike frame tubes. The machine-washable spandex nylon fits various tube diameters as well as accommodates bottle cages.

Inhabitat: Public transportation is going green in Albany. The Capital District Transportation Authority has launched BusPlus, a new, limited stop bus line featuring hybrid buses and eco-friendly bus shelters, made with up to 85 percent recycled material and equipped with LED lights. Designed by Duo-Gard, the structures have a sleek appearance while still being sturdy enough to hand harsh Upstate New York winters.

New York’s Capital District Launches Hybrid Bus Line With Sustainably Built Shelters [Inhabitat]