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2012 Nissan Leaf: Heated Seats, Wheel & Battery As Standard

Green Car Reports

While Nissan killed the Altima Hybrid, its sole U.S. hybrid vehicle, for 2012, the company has made a number of important upgrades to its Leaf battery electric car. Perhaps most importantly, a battery-pack heater will be.

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

Plugs and Cars

He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization." Electric motors are clean, lightweight, maintenance-free and powerful. Let's talk after next month's Detroit auto show."

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It has teamed up with Sanyo to develop a hybrid battery system with future VW models to be constructed with hybrid concepts. The green car race – the chasing pack. Nissan: Until recently Nissan’s only contribution to the green car explosion was the Altima Hybrid, produced in collaboration with Toyota.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It develops torque of 180Nm with a maximum speed of 80mph and an operating range of 80miles on a single charge of its lithium-ion batteries. The batteries can be recharged in six hours or to 80 per cent capacity in 30minutes using a fast charge system. The car will also be marketed under the Citroen brand as the C-ZERO.

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