Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Is Nissan planning its U.S. market future around hybrid trucks, electric ones, or both? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And we get drive time in the very affordable and quick Volvo EX30, just as Volvo plans out its future around bidirectional charging in some of its other models.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2024

The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2023

Nissan on Wednesday revealed a new approach to developing the core components for its EV and e-Power series hybrid models—leading to what Nissan believes to be price parity with non-hybrid internal combustion models around 2026.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Nikkei reports that Nissan will switch all models sold in China to either electric or hybrid vehicles by 2025. Nissan will introduce nine models in China by 2025 that will either be fully electric or hybrid. Nissan will release an e-Power system model in China next year. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

Nissan shows China a different twist on an electric SUV. And in this SUV-focused day of news, we see what a bigger battery brings to the latest Mercedes plug-in hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ineos leapfrogs past diesel with an electric off-road SUV on the way.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Nissan launched the all-new Note e-POWER AWD compact car, with dual electric motors that give the driver enhanced control and acceleration. The car comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain—a non-plug-in series hybrid configuration ( earlier post )—and is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in early 2021.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The EPA shows that hybrids and EVs are helping offset some of the truck-and-SUV shift. And we look at 13 years of Green Car Reports winners. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Starting with the Nissan Leaf for 2011 and including the Tesla Model S and.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2024

Nissan and Honda on Friday disclosed that they’re considering a “strategic partnership in the fields of vehicle electrification and intelligence.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL), the joint venture between Nissan Motors and Dongfeng Motor Group, will accelerate the “Green 2022 Plan” rollout with a focus on green products, production and materials reuse. Our green development will underpin operations throughout the value chain.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Nissan on Monday revealed a roadmap that will pivot the automaker back toward hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the U.S., Sources have confirmed to Green Car Reports that two larger U.S. Nissan previously said that it also plans for 40% of its U.S. Nissan e-Power U.S. sales by 2030 to be fully electric.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The 53-mpg Kia Niro Hybrid slots in well below $30,000. The 2023 Nissan Ariya starts around $45,000 but isn’t eligible for the EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Polestar is winding up for an October 12 reveal for its next model. Polestar revealed a few more details regarding its upcoming, U.S.-built

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2021

Nissan on Tuesday unveiled a performance-tuned hybrid hatchback for the Japanese market. While it won't be coming to the United States, the Nissan Aura Note Nismo shows the tuning potential of the automaker's e-Power series hybrid system, which is expected to appear in future U.S.-market market Nissan models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nissan Motor entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shares in Vehicle Energy Japan , an automotive lithium-ion battery manufacturer. Nissan will acquire the shares after the completion of regulatory procedures, including necessary approvals and permissions. Nissan uses VE-J batteries in the Kicks and Note e-POWER models.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

Nissan launched the Note Aura NISMO, sales of which are scheduled to start in Japan this autumn. The all-new Note Aura NISMO comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Porsche plug-in hybrid shoppers have lots of options. And Nissan accelerates EV plans in Europe—and Britain. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford puts one of its cornerstone EV battery projects on hold.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Nissan and its affiliate Autech announced the start of sales of the Note Autech Crossover in Japan. a subsidiary of Nissan, is characterized by sporty and luxurious styling, and premium craftsmanship with top-quality materials and attention to detail. Earlier post.). Autech Japan, Inc. Premium sporty” is the brand concept.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Orders for the all-new Nissan Note e-POWER have surpassed 20,000—more than double the compact car’s monthly sales target—since it was released in Japan in late December. Equipped with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain, the fully refreshed Note went on sale on 23 December with a monthly sales target of 8,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2021

Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Nissan announced a breakthrough in engine efficiency, reaching 50% thermal efficiency with its in-development, next-generation e-POWER system. Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. The Nissan e-POWER System. The Nissan e-POWER System.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Nissan launched the all-new Note compact car in Japan, with sales planned to begin 23 December. The new Note will come exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ). 2020 Nissan Note e-POWER (Japan Market). 2020 Nissan Note e-POWER (Japan Market).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2020

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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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Nissan unveiled the e-POWER Sylphy, the first model equipped with the e-POWER series hybrid technology ( earlier post ) for customers in China. and managing director of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company. The Nissan e-POWER Sylphy delivers 300 N·m of torque and a fuel economy rating of 3.9

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

Achates Power was awarded $2 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of a Highly-efficient Opposed-Piston Engine (HOPE) for Hybrid Vehicles. Achates Power has partnered with the University of Michigan and Nissan Motor Company., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2020

There are some good deals to be had on electric cars, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids this month, including a $199-per-month Nissan Leaf lease, reports our partner site CarsDirect. However, that deal only applies to the 2020 Nissan Leaf S base model with the smaller 40-kilowatt-hour battery pack—and without DC fast charging.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2021

Nissan claims to have made a major efficiency breakthrough in efficiency for an internal-combustion in its e-Power hybrid system. The automaker announced Friday that it had reached 50% thermal efficiency, which is the percentage of energy converted to work within the engine.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 4, 2021

The 40-mpg versions of the Maverick hybrid pickup might be hard to find. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With a price cut of more than $4,000, the 2022 Nissan Leaf is shaping up to be the lowest-priced U.S.-market An EV tax credit could soon extend to used vehicles. And the Leaf is now the lowest-priced EV in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2014

Nissan launched its Pathfinder range in the Russian market at the Moscow Motor Show. Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system. gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Nissan announced that cumulative sales of vehicles with its e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) surpassed 500,000 units at the end of March. Nissan has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050. e-POWER power train (for New Note). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Nissan on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch nearly two dozen new electric cars and hybrids and invest in solid state battery tech by the end of the decade. Dubbed Nissan Ambition 2030, the plan calls for 23 electrified models for the Nissan and Infiniti brands globally, including 15 all-electric vehicles, by 2030.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Nissan and Mitsubishi team up for EVs, hybrids, and PHEVs, and next-generation pickups. And will next-generation batteries help plug-in hybrids make more sense at 70 miles? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla hit six million cumulative EV sales, and we roundup all the achievements.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The Nissan Note e-POWER NISMO S has gone on sale in Japan, offering buyers of the country’s best-selling car more power and sportiness. With a maximum power of 100 kW and 320 N·m of torque, the model is a higher-spec version of the Nissan Note e-POWER NISMO, released in December 2016. a series hybrid. a series hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reveals details of the Model X electric crossover and some future Model S upgrades, Audi files patents for a hybrid all-wheel drive system and more-aerodynamic wheels, and Nissan''s green-car plans don''t include plug-in hybrids. BMW advertises the i3 and.'

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

During an interview at the 2024 New York auto show Nissan North America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, Ponz Pandikuthira laid out for Green Car Reports the automaker’s viewpoint on where EVs, PHEVs, and series hybrids make the most sense. What they do want is a plug-in hybrid,” Pandikuthira said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50% electrified sales in Europe by 2024, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut.

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