Advances in internal combustion engines will blunt the impact of rising electric-vehicle market share in the world's major economies, and the U.S. will not be the top EV market, according to a recent report.

Energy Matters: A compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive, including items about nuclear power plant expansion in Georgia; using biogas in Austria; champions of energy efficiency in Ohio, West Virginia, the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest; clean energy investment data from around the world, compiled by the UN; the three least expensive U.S. markets for green office space; an improved self-generation incentive in California; and more.