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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan continues to work toward achieving its environmental targets set forth in the company's action plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP2016), through a number of innovative sustainability initiatives in following key areas: Minimizing corporate carbon footprint. The company achieved a 22.6%

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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

EV Central

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank and Cannon (ute) brands. Aussies bought more H6s than they did Nissan X-Trails in 2023. Spotted on EV Central ‘s recent visit to GWM’s Chinese HQ and the 2024 Beijing Motor Show was the heavily facelifted H6.

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Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4! New Renault Twingo to be reinvented as $33,000 electric vehicle

EV Central

Widely seen as a French fight back against the influx of cheap Chinese imports in Europe, when it lands the next-gen Renault Twingo is primed to cost less than €20,000 ($A33,000) before subsidies – around $5000 cheaper than the current BYD Dolphin in Australia.

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

3 jumping to the podium for the first time, thanks to a record (and somewhat unexpected) 28.000 registrations in December, such high number could be related to the EU's CO2 emission compliance rules, so we will have to see if the German hatchback will be able to replicate this performance soon.Say, in March?

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

EV Central

Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. By Chinese standards the lane-keeping system is quite subtle in its interventions.

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Germany December 2020

EV Sales

Now, how much of these events are related to last minute compliance of the EU's CO2 emission rules, it's anyone's guess, but regardless of this, it is proof that regulations do work and when pushed, Legacy OEMs are indeed able to comply. is it, self registrations?

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Here comes another one! China’s Leapmotor plans Aussie attack with BYD-busting prices

EV Central

That’s the goal of little known Chinese electric car specialist Leapmotor, which could launch in Australia as soon as late 2024. The zero/low emissions Leapmotor range will also play an important role for Stellantis in meeting the CO2 reductions targets of the Australian federal government’s NVES – or at least get closer to them.

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