Today on Green Car Reports: U.S. oil demand rose in 2013, a priest reflects on owning an electric car, and Nissan e-NV200 electric vans join a FedEx trial fleet in the U.S. for the first time. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Should everyone lease cars all the time? Tesla CEO Elon Musk says "yes."

A Japanese priest reflects on owning a Nissan Leaf electric car.

Nissan and Metrocab are working on vehicles to meet the 2018 London zero-emission-taxi target.

U.S. demand for oil rose 4 to 5 percent in 2013, which startled energy analysts.

Could electric cars and solar energy make gasoline and utilities obsolete by 2030?

The Nissan e-NV200 electric van will begin its first trials in the U.S. with FedEx.

Recently updated with a more-efficient gasoline engine and start-stop system, the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu also earns an NHTSA five-star safety rating.

Finally, spy shots of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan.

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