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QOTD: What's Next for Cheap Cars?

The Truth About Cars

There are fewer cheap new cars on the market than ever, it seems, and the picture looks worse with the death of the Mitsubishi Mirage. These are usually not good cars -- I drove a rented Nissan Versa to upstate New York and back last summer and was quite happy to give the keys back -- but some people can only afford cheap cars.

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2023 Nissan Z Review - Skips, Pops, Noise, Fuzz, And Joy

The Truth About Cars

I recall reading reviews of the Nissan GT-R back in 2008 when it debuted - holy crap, that car is STILL being built! And, indeed, there remains a big screen atop the dash in the 2023 Nissan Z. It’s not cheap, that’s for certain. where it was labeled a digital car for the PlayStation generation. I’m not sure.

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

Green Car Congress

At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EVs reach 90% market share in Norway as the overall auto market falters – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

4, followed by the new Volvo EX30 , and two old favorites, the Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Kona. Legacy vehicles are subject to heavy taxes, but there are few affordable electric models. The cheapest BEV CleanTechnica found on offer was the 39 kWh Nissan LEAF, which starts at 232,600 Norwegian kroner (about $22,000).

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Green Car Congress

Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, signed an agreement at the Geneva International Motor Show pledging to work together to deliver a mass-market V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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Nissan Drops 2012 Leaf Charging Station Price. Is It Cheap Enough?

Green Car Reports

Yesterday, Nissan announced that it had reduced the price of its official 2012 Nissan Leaf home charging station to make it more affordable to Leaf drivers.

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Ghosn: Renault-Nissan needs both high- and low-spec EVs to be player in China market; ongoing importance of gov’t support

Green Car Congress

At a press roundtable held at the Auto China 2016, Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn observed that both Nissan and Renault had what he called “high-spec” electric vehicle offers in China: the Venucia for Nissan, and the coming Freelance Electric by Renault. more affordable.

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