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Popular Science Recognizes Toyota Mirai as 'Best of What's New' for 2014
Despite Toyota's track record on leading in the development of 'green' vehicle technology, some don't view it as an advance towards a sustainable transportation system.

Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Sedan Launches November 18th
The Mirai is now expected to be on sale in Japan in December, with annual production said to be limited to 700 vehicles initially.

TS040 Racer Technology Said to Find Its Way Into Next Gen Prius
The new Prius, which has now been delayed until late in 2015, is expected to see a 10-percent improvement in fuel economy, somewhere over 55 mpg combined

Plug-in Hybrids, Electrics Supplanting Conventional Hybrid Cars
Business Korea sees shift by carmakers away from charge-sustaining hybrids like the Prius to electric (plug-in) hybrids and pure battery electric cars.

Hyundai, Kia Planning 22-Car Lineup of 'Green' Products by 2020
Industry analysts are forecasting that demand for eco-friendly cars will jump from 2.2 million this year to 6.4 million units in 2020.

Test Drive II: 2015 Kia Soul EV
Bengt Halvorson shares his impressions on Kia's new Soul EV electric car which he finds 'smartly engineered' and an extraordinarily versatile 'normal' car.

South Korea Aims to Woo Electric Car Buyers with Enticing Incentive
20 Million Won ($18,425USD) rebate applies to zero-emission models from BMW, General Motors, Kia, or Renault-Samsung.

Jakarta Asks US Delegation For Help Developing Electric Vehicles, LNG Power Plant
Acting governor Purnama made the Administration's request to American delegation, noting the USA has excellent technology for developing both LNG-fueled power stations and electric cars.

Tesla Motors Can Boost Highest Revenue Per Employee in Auto Industry
The luxury electric car manufacturer earns revenue per employee (RPE) of $2.7 million compared with the next closest, Ford Motor Co. at $881,000USD.

Who Will Be the Future EV World Leader: BMW or Tesla Motors?
Michelle Jones sees potential collaboration between BMW and Tesla as accelerating the adoption of electric cars 'faster than analysts have been expecting.'

'We're All Likely Tesla Customers in 25 Years,' Says Baron Capital Founder
The takeaway from Baron's CNBC interview: Oil is doomed, the mainstream automotive industry is holding back electric cars, and only Tesla and BMW really understand plug-in vehicles.

China Tries to Save the Planet, Republican Leadership Furious
New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait finds Republican party leadership critical of agreement between the White House and China's Xi Jinping to work together to reduce carbon emissions, largely because their supporters are the fossil fuel industry.

White House to Renew Drive to Get More Americans Into Electric Cars
Focus of effort will be alignment of government regulations with international standards and establishment of an Electric Vehicle Interoperability and Research Center by the end of 2015.

Car Leasing Critic Gives In, Leases Nissan LEAF Electric Car
For the author of the Luk1428 blog, leasing a car, any car, is selling your soul to the devil, but for this deal, it's one even he couldn't refuse.

Copper, Lithium Mining Could Lift Afghanistan Economically
Vast stores of copper, iron, lithium and other metals and minerals lie inside the war-torn countries mountains.

Magnesium Shows Promise as Lithium Replacement in Future Batteries
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers believe they are close to solving the key huddles to replacing lithium with faster charging, higher energy density magnesium.

California Utilities Looking to Get Into Public Charging Business
San Diego Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison submitted filings indicating their desire to build $500 million worth of charging infrastructure in the state.

Australian, US Researchers Develop Supercapacitor to Improve Lithium Battery Performance
Fast charging and discharging graphene-based supercapacitor are seen as ideal complement to lithium batteries, which need to accept and release energy more slowly

Carlin Dunne On the Future of Motorcycles
The fastest motorcycle racer in the history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb chats with Hannah Elliott to talk about racing and electric motorcycles.

Mahindra GenZe Factory Wins Tax Break
Ann Arbor City Council voted 10-1 to approve tax breaks for manufacturer of electric scooter.

Electric Bicycles 'Selling Like Crazy' in Sacramento
Practical Cycle in Old Sacramento finds that half of their sales are now electric bicycles with prices ranging from $2000 to $3,600USD

UK Transport Department Considering Faster E-Bikes
The proposed rules will increase the power to 250 watts and the speed at which the power assist cuts off to 25km/h (15.5mph).

Pedego Introduces Pair of Boomerang Electric Bicycles
Boomerang and Boomerang Plus based on convenient step-thru frame, the former powered by a 36V lithium battery, the Plus by a 48V pack.

How Good An Idea Is the New Dutch Solar Cycle Way?
It's only 230 feet long and a bicyclist can cover it in few seconds, but it's the world's first solar bicycle path and when completed, it will generate enough power for three Dutch homes.

Denver Launches eThos Electric Car Share System
Serving the Golden and Denver-metroa areas, the system uses Coda four-door electric cars, despite the company going out of business in 2013.

Edokov: Kazakhstan Drivers Not Ready for Electric Cars
Head of the Independent Automobile Union of Kazakhstan argues that the nation isn't ready to transition to electric cars.

English Police to Patrol Home County Neighborhoods in Electric Cars
The pair of Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 electric van will be trialed for three months and used for making inquiries, but not to respond to emergencies and pursuits.

New Zealand to Replace BMW Fleet with Electric Cars
Although the Tesla Model S is not now available in New Zealand, transport spokesperson Julie-Anne Genter recommends the government buy the American-made electric car instead.

Street Lights Become Electric Car Charging Stations
BMW's Light & Charge system combines an electric car charging solution with a street light.

Chinese Carmaker Rakxe Rolls Out Line of E-Bikes and Electric Scooters
Company press release touts quality and styling of its new product line that also includes a hybrid-electric scooter along the lines of a classic Vespa.

Electric Bicycle Dealer Training Course Sells Out in Fortnight
Raleigh's inaugural Cyclelife Electric training academy for dealers offered 90 places over three separate sessions in the UK and quickly sold out, demonstrating keen interest in ebikes in Britain.

Irishman 'Bonds' with Loaned Electric Bicycle
Irish journalist Frank McNally is loaned an German-made Kalkhoff Agattu i8 electric bicycle are part of his 'car-free' lifestyle experiment.

Dutch Solar Cycle Offers Smallest Carbon Footprint
Dutch Solar Cycle uses solar panels in the front wheel to reduce its carbon footprint to nearly zero compared to a regular bicycles 21 grams per kilometer.

Global E-Bike Sales Forecast to Hit 40 Million Units Annually By 2023
Navigant Research report sees growing urbanization, along with rising fuel costs and roadway congestion, is pushing consumers toward alternative forms of transportation, including electric bicycles.

Swiss Team Sets New Electric Vehicle Acceleration Record of 1.79 Seconds
Academic Motorsports Club Zurich's Formula Student team bested the previous 0-100 km/h (62 mph) record held by Delft University of Technology, hitting 100 km/h in the first 30 meters.

What Does Toyota Really Thinks About the Future of Transportation?
Toyota may have publicly written off batteries in electric cars in favor of fuel cells, but Luke Ottaway isn't entirely convinced in the light of its joint electric car venture in China.

Why Volkswagen Picked Flat Cells Over Cylindrical for Its Electric Cars
Anton Wahlman considers the reasons why Tesla is the only carmaker to use 18650-type cells, while VW and other carmakers went with flat, pouch-type cells.

Firms Plan to Develop CNG Hybrid Box Truck in California
If $900K grant is approved, Greenkraft and Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. will jointly develop a hybrid electric truck that utilizes compressed natural gas as its fuel.

Interest Building in Korea for BMW i8 Launch in 2015
Already a success elsewhere with an estimated 1 year awaiting list for delivery, the low-slung i8 electric hybrid will go on sale in South Korea in early 2015

The Benefits of Electric-Drive Company Cars in Britain
Debbie Mountford, writing for Britain's Business Car Manager, lists the pros and cons of leasing electric and plug-in hybrid company cars, noting one manager stating buyers won't regret the decision.

Mitsubishi Plug-In Outlander SUV Garners Another Award
The plug-in hybrid SUV was voted the best plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer at the recent Green Fleet Awards.

Bosch Forecasts Powertrain Market Trends for 2020
Assuming a total of 113 million total vehicles sold worldwide in 2020, nearly 10% of them will be strong hybrids (6.5m), plug-in hybrids (3m) and all-electric (2.5m).

Alabama Man Give Electricity Away for Free... To Electric Car Drivers
Madison, AL resident Jeff Baker makes available his Level 2 home charger outlet available to the public.

Cruising Washington State In Nissan LEAF Electric Car
Alison Highberger the travels 440 mile Cascade Loop Scenic Highway in North Central Washington state in a rented Nissan LEAF electric car.

Take Your Pick: 'Range Anxiety' or Electric Car Ease and Convenience?
Albert Bodenhamer explains that life with an electric car versus is 'gasmobile' offers convenience versus the weekly or bi-weekly $50 a tank fill-up.

Colorful Electric Errand Runners Ready for French Launch
Toyota is supplying 35 of its i-ROAD and COMS ultra-compact EVs as part of a 3-year carsharing experiment in Grenoble, France.

BBC Profiles Oregon's Acrimoto Electric Three-Wheeler
Fifteen pilot prototypes of the SRK, which is estimated to cost less than $20,000USD, will be put out on streets of Eugene by mid-2015.

Kazakhstan Planning to Produce Electric Vehicles By End of 2014
Government said to be in talks with Italy's IVECO, a truck manufacturer about utilizing their existing production facility in Kazakhstan.

Slovenian Electric Car Travels 457 Miles on Single Charge
The converted Mazda 5 electric car traveled at average speed of 43 mph (70 km/h) and is equipped with a 86kWh lithium-polymer battery plus a second 12 kWh pack.

Powering An Electric Car By Supercapacitor Body Panels Envision
Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane have developed a supercapacitor film that is ultra-thin, but extremely strong and could be embedded in car body panels to store electrical energy in conjunction with the car's battery.

OPEC and the Electric Car 'Pipedream'
OPEC sees oil and gas powered cars and trucks dominating the world well into the future and has the chart to prove it.

Why Tesla Doesn't Release Monthly Sales Figures
Sensitive to media interpretation that may or may not reflect the sales trends at the world's premium electric car maker, Tesla doesn't release sales figures.

October Sales Strong for BMW i3, Nissan LEAF Electric Cars
Sales of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid were down due to expected 2016 model, while Toyota Prius PHEV managed fewer than 500 sales for October 2014.

Electric Car Range Anxiety: A Non-Issue for Millions of Americans
RMI's Peter Bronski has had with all the talk about 'range anxiety' and writes that we need to start talking about the EV 'sweet spot' for millions of American drivers.

Quantum Partners with Fisker on Luxury Brand Relaunch
Quantum will license its plug-in hybrid control software to Fisker Auto Group and, in return, will receive $4 million is two installments.

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