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Diamond Cab Picks Up Hong Kong's Fledgling Social Entrepreneurship Scene

A startup introduces Hong Kong's first disabled-friendly taxi service.READ»

Robotic Battery-Switching Electric Taxi Program Coming to Bay Area

Electric car infrastructure company Better Place is launching a $6.9 million, three-year project that will see San Francisco and San Jose receive four battery swap stations and 61 electric taxi cabs.READ»

Better Place Demonstrates First Switchable Battery Electric Taxi in Tokyo

Better Place is now one step closer to fulfilling its mission of making switchable batteries commonplace in electric vehicles. The California-based electric car services startup showed off the world’s first switchable-battery ...READ»

Better Place Installs First Battery-Swap Stations for Electric Taxis in Tokyo

Earlier this year, electric vehicle infrastructure company Better Place tested out its EV battery switch technology in Yokohama, Japan. Apparently the Japanese government was so impressed that it gave Better Place cash to conduct a ...READ»

Will T. Boone Pickens' Natural Gas Taxi Plan Work?

T. Boone Pickens isn't a man that gives up. After the former Texas oil magnate's giant wind power plan fell by the wayside, Pickens took up a new cause: natural gas vehicles. Most recently, Pickens took a trip to Dallas to promote the ...READ»

Heathrow Unveils Creepy Driverless Taxi System

Last week we looked at the SkyTran personal magnetic transporter system. But while SkyTran is still just a concept, London's Heathrow Airport is pushing ahead with driver-less personal transport pods. The four-passenger personal ...READ»

Commercials Improve TV? I seriously doubt that.

I think most advertising sucks.  And that goes double for most television advertising.  That was a big motivation for me getting a TiVo (I actually now have two, one for each of the televisions in my house).  And its provides a ...READ»