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SHIFT! Brit subsidies push two-wheeled transportation to blunt congestion:April 6, 2015 Electric motorcycles and scooters now qualify for government subsidies in England, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has announced. The…
SHIFT! Fuel-cell vehicle production primed to grow:March 30, 2015 Just months after the Mirai hydrogen car’s debut, Toyota says it will more than triple production of the ultra high-tech…
SHIFT! Glow-in-dark car rides on a luminescent road:March 23, 2015 Looking much like something from the sci-fi movie Tron, Nissan recently drove its first glow-in-the-dark electric Leaf sedan on the…
SHIFT! Tesla takes action on “range anxiety”March 16, 2015 The company’s Model S has it all over other plug-in electric cars with its relative freedom from “range anxiety,” at…
SHIFT! CarplayMarch 9, 2015 Apple car rumors cause concern in the auto industry: While computer/iPhone/iPad/iPod maker Apple has neither confirmed nor denied reports that…
SHIFT! Toyota fuel-cell-vehicle production to start in DecemberJune 28, 2014 Toyota’s long promised hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicle will go into production ahead of schedule in mid-December, the company says. Sales will also…
SHIFT! Canada gets two cars priced below $10,000June 27, 2014 There’s a price war going on at the bottom end of the Canadian car market, notes alternative vehicle Web site,…
SHIFT! 2015 Chev Impala drops “mild” hybrid, adds stop-startJune 25, 2014 While it adds a new compressed-natural-gas model to the lineup, the 2015 Chevrolet Impala drops the optional mild hybrid system…
SHIFT! Mazda joins engine-downsizing trendJune 23, 2014 Auto manufacturers are making their engines smaller by the day, reports emerging-technology Web site, Gizmag. Case in point: Mazda’s new…
SHIFT! BMW electric car production rises to meet demandMay 24, 2014 BMW has recently increased production of its 2014 i3 electric car to meet unexpectedly high demand, reports Bloomberg news service.…