article thumbnail

Arctic-ready version of Nissan Ariya EV unveiled for Pole to Pole expedition

Green Car Congress

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled an adventure-ready version of the new Ariya electric SUV ( earlier post ), which will undertake a 10-month, 27,000km trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. The Nissan Ariya AT39 e-4ORCE marks the first EV constructed by Arctic Trucks. Earlier post.)

Nissan 435
article thumbnail

2023 Nissan Ariya electric crossover pricing starts at $43,190

Green Car Congress

The 2023 Nissan Ariya—Nissan’s first all-electric crossover ( earlier post )—goes on sale late fall (FWD models only) and offers a choice between front-wheel drive and e-4ORCE all-wheel drive with a long range and standard range battery option. 2023 Ariya buyers can choose from six well-equipped grades.

Nissan 259
article thumbnail

CharIN response to Tesla opening its North America Charging Standard

Green Car Congress

In November, Tesla opened its EV charging connector design—called the North American Charging Standard (NACS)—to charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers. CCS and MCS are the global standards for charging vehicles of all kinds. Earlier post.) Now, the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN e.V.)

article thumbnail

Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE EV to lead Pole-to-Pole expedition

Green Car Congress

Nissan is preparing to undertake the world’s first all-electric driving adventure from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole on board a modified Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE ( earlier post ), due to be unveiled in February.

Nissan 273
article thumbnail

Nissan to adopt Tesla NACS in 2025

Green Car Congress

Nissan is the latest OEM to reach an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) beginning in 2025, providing Nissan customers even more choices when it comes to charging their electric vehicle. Nissan is the first Japanese automaker to announce future product support for NACS.

Nissan 150
article thumbnail

Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., To use limited and valuable resources more effectively, since 2010 Nissan has been working from the design stage to reduce the amount of heavy rare-earth elements (REEs) in motor magnets. The testing is aimed at enabling practical application of the new process by the mid-2020s.

Nissan 391
article thumbnail

Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy

Green Car Congress

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional Leading the industry, Nissan has also received certification for second-life LEAF batteries to be used in stationary energy storage.

Nissan 262