Designer calls for new urban eco car legislation

Lem Bingley
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Influential car designer Gordon Murray says politicians need to consider regulations for a new class of vehicle suited to urban environments

The UK should develop regulations for a new class of urban car, according to influential car designer Gordon Murray. Interviewed at the Low Carbon Vehicles conference in Bedfordshire today, Murray...

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