Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

By having a global technology platform in place, the Volvo Group will be able to generate economies of scale in research and development as well as purchasing and production. The MD engine project is a result of the Nissan Diesel acquisition ( earlier post ). MD and heavy-duty engines will be produced on the same line in Ageo, Japan.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

and Nissan MotorCo., moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules. Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. We will have packages that will be verycompetitive at that time.” General Motors Corp.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December, when Nissan introduces the Leaf, a five-passenger electric car that will have a range of 100 miles on a fully charged battery and be priced for middle-class families. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.).

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