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Nissan begins construction of Li-ion battery plant in Portugal

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Nissan Motor Co., has begun construction of an advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe.

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and MOBI.E Tech (Portugal) to Promote Electric Mobility

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Portuguese consortium MOBI.E Tech have partnered for the promotion of electric mobility in Portugal. The stations will be installed all over Portugal, in places such as public car parks, shopping centers, hotels, airports and gasoline stations.

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Nissan Begins Taking LEAF Orders Now in Portugal and Ireland, UK on 1 Sep

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Nissan International SA will begin taking orders today for the Nissan LEAF EV in Portugal and the Republic of Ireland. Pre-orders in the UK, Nissan’s additional lead market in Europe, will begin 1 September. Nissan LEAF deliveries begin in Portugal in January, Ireland in February and the UK in March.

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Nissan to Build Li-ion Battery Plants for EVs in the UK and Portugal

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Nissan Motor Co., within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The governments of the UK and Portugal have offered to extend financial assistance and other support to ensure that Nissan locates the proposed plants within their respective countries.

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Uber setting goal of 100% of rides in EVs in US, Canada and European cities by 2030

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In Europe, Renault and Nissan, within their Alliance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uber with the aim of electrifying its customers’ journeys in Europe. It follows a successful pilot between Nissan and Uber in the UK. Investing in its multimodal network to promote sustainable alternatives to personal cars.

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Nissan Teams Up with LeasePlan to Bring Nissan LEAF to Europe

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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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Renault-Nissan Alliance to take electric vehicles to Portugal

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Having already announced that Portugal will be one of the first two countries in Europe to receive its all electric compact family car in December, the Nissan LEAF, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has now made another electric mobility partnership in the country. Nissan LEAF Portugal Renault-Nissan Alliance.