The Rockefeller Foundation highlighted my China story on vending machines for electric vehicles to combat pollution as one of four “resilience stories” of 2013 “you might of missed.” I guess…don’t miss it?
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/blog/four-resilience-stories-you-might-have
Rent a car from a Chinese vending machine
To meet China’s increasing demand for automobiles, a company called Kandi Technologies is bringing an hourly car rental service to Hangzhou, a city of 8.7 million. Unlike Western companies like Zipcar, Kandi is building giant vending machines that hold between 30 and 300 cars each. For just $3.25 an hour, Hangzhou residents can rent an electric vehicle resembling a Smart Car with a range of 75 miles and a top speed of 50 miles an hour—ideal for urban use.