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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. LeasePlan operates a fleet of more than 1.3

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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SEV US Corp will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets. It has a top speed of up to 50 mph, a range on one battery charge in excess of 100 miles and a payload of up to 16,280 lbs. Bryan Hansel, chief executive officer SEV US Corp.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties. (As

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Toyota to Lease 200 PHEVs in Japan Starting at End of 2009, 500 Globally; Gen3 Prius Plus Li-ion Pack

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This brings the initial planned global deployment of early plug-ins—primarily to fleet customers—to approximately 500 units. TMC will introduce approximately 150 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the United States, as well as more than 150 vehicles in Europe, including 100 in France. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Toyota to lease plug-in Prius

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It brings the initial planned global deployment of early plug-ins to fleet customers to around 500 units. The Toyota Motor Corporation will introduce 150 plug-in vehicles in the United States as well as more than 150 vehicles in Europe including 100 in France alone. Action plans will be developed over the summer.

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Smith Delivers First Electric Trucks to Major US Corporations

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The Smith Newton electric truck is powered by lithium-ion batteries from Valence Technology and a 120 kW induction motor for a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge. is a privately held company owned by Private Investors Management and The Tanfield Group Plc, based in the United Kingdom. Tags: Brief.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Amberjac Systems www.amberjacprojects.com United Kingdom-based company has provided conversions in Europe.

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