GREEN CARS

Eco-Friendly Vehicles is the main theme for Automotive World 2012 which would take place in Tokyo, Japan on January, 2012.

Rare earths metal (REM) miner Matamec Explorations of Canada and Toyota Tsusho Corp., Toyota Motor's trading company, have entered into a non-binding arrangement to form a possible joint venture that will develop the Canadian company's Kipawa heavy REM deposit in southwest Quebec.

Nissan's zero-emission Leaf car has been getting a lot of media attention because it's environmentally friendly and very affordable for the ordinary consumer. Nissan is upping the ante with its new smart home that is totally off-the-grid and powered by the Leaf EV.

In line with global trends for more environment-friendly vehicles, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) picked on Wednesday the Ford Falcon EcoLPi as one of the best cars in the country.

Chris Paine just called with good news. His film "Revenge of the Electric Car" - the successor to the big hit, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" - is slated to open widely (or certainly wider than it has so far) on Oct. 22. If you haven't seen the original, you need to remedy the situation.

According to the University of Michigan's Eco-Driving Index, CO2 from new cars in the U.S. is down 14 percent from 2007. That's a significant gain, especially since the number of American drivers is up four percent.

Research and consultancy firm Gartner, Inc. said that most consumers are turn off from buying electric vehicles on concerns about pricing, usability and cost savings requirements. This, despite an overwhelming positive response towards fully battery-operated electric vehicles (EVs).