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Nissan Teams Up with LeasePlan to Bring Nissan LEAF to Europe

Green Car Congress

LeasePlan, a Dutch financial institution specializing in fleet management, and Nissan signed an agreement to cooperate in a European-wide project to launch the electric Nissan LEAF in 2011. LeasePlan is the first leasing company to offer the Nissan LEAF in Europe. The car will be mass-marketed globally from 2012 onwards.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. He owned a Nissan Leaf at the time, and he read about how these cars supplied emergency power in the Fukushima region. “Ok,

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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