Sure, Japanese vending machines got a bad wrap for selling schoolgirls’ underwear, but let’s let bygones be bygones. This week, AFP reports there’s a new reason to cheer the ubiquitous sentinels of Japanese street corners: Soon, thousands of vending machines in Japan will be equipped to charge electric vehicles.
The days of being forced to holler “fill it up, regular” are winding down. Drivers are closing in on a chance to own a plug-in vehicle with an enticing promise. (Via CNNMoney).
A prototype is in the works that could change car commercials on your television to “buy now from your tri-state pot dealer.”
Two weeks ago, GM unveiled its long-awaited and much-hyped electric Chevy Volt, just one of a fleet of electric cars that will soon be whirring through your neighborhood.
Shoddy gas pedals turned 2010 into a dark year for Toyota. The automaker’s recent solution to that problem: remove the gas.
