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Nissan and Sunwoda jointly to study battery development for e-POWER vehicles

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., will begin studying joint development of next-generation vehicle batteries for Nissan’s e-POWER vehicles. Nissan and Sunwoda aim to conclude a final agreement by the end of this year, based on the specific content and conditions of the study. and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Earlier post.).

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IDTechEx: despite efforts to reduces rare-earth use, percentage of permanent magnet-based EV motors rising

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While there has been much publicity and technical development towards rare-earth reduction in vehicle motors, in practice the market is seeing an increase in the number of permanent magnet motors. Separating the materials requires huge amounts of carcinogenic compounds like sulfate, ammonia and hydrochloric acid.

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Dongfeng Nissan begins production of LEAF-based Sylphy EV

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The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, the first Nissan electric car made for China ( earlier post ), has begun rolling off the production line. The start of production by Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co. Dongfeng Nissan), Nissan’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., s president and CEO.

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Honda and Nissan are Teaming Up to Accelerate EV Development

The Truth About Cars

Honda’s partnership with General Motors yielded the Prologue EV and Acura ZDX, and the Japanese automaker is now looking to team up with Nissan to do more of the same. Both see the agreement as a way to remain competitive and manage costs as they work to stave off intense competition from Chinese and South Korean automakers.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group form new JV to co-develop electric vehicles in China

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., eGT), will focus on the core competencies of each partner and will harness the full potential of the Renault-Nissan Alliance electric vehicle leadership, as well as the resources of Dongfeng in the new energy industry, to meet the expectations of the Chinese market.

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Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Japan’s Toyota Motor will pair up with China’s Tencent while Nissan will team up with Baidu , the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for carmakers. It will also equip its Chinese cars with Baidu’s AI products, it said.

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Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan

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Nissan and Honda have co-signed a historic deal that will see the two major Japanese car-makers join forces to fast-track a new family of EVs that will be sold globally. Nissan Ariya is still yet to make it to Australia. Nissan’s Makota Uchida (left) and Honda’s Toshiro Mibe announce their collaboration.

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