Commuting to work on a bicycle sounds very ethical, but many are quick to shrug the concept off after thinking about the amount of effort needed to get up that long hill, that your car so easily glides up.

But with electric-bikes making a fast appearance in the market that it flopped in a few years ago, cycling to work can now be as pain-free as driving, with the added benefit of being able to swerve between other cars & conquer your mundane route that little bit faster.

- The Gazelle Orange C330 HMB is Europes most popular electric bike, mainly due to it providing a comfortable and effortless journey, that could save hours of sitting in traffic and even make an impact on the global warming front.

Price: £2,899

- For a more modern approach with the same level of comfort and ease the Kalkhoff Berleen Advance G10 Semi Mixte might be more your thing. Costing £600 less than the Gazelle and weighing 11.5kg less it is much more pleasing to the eye of the younger rider.

Price: £2,299