Clever Green Machine

British engineers have designed a micro-car that could beat the traffic blues and help save the planet, writes Steven Morris.

FROM the much-mocked C5 to the maligned Reliant, the three-wheeled car has something of a reputation to live down. But British engineers have unveiled a machine which may redress the balance - a three-wheeled car which, at a metre wide, is designed to help the commuter squeeze through the narrowest of gaps and nip into the tiniest of parking spaces.