A solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a race across the Australian outback that aimed to show that green cars can also be mean. Full story
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Hybrid cars gobbling up rare metals Demand is expected to exceed supply by 40,000 tons in a few years |
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Another bump in road for Tesla Motors Legal battle pits former and current chief executives of Tesla Motors |
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