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Nissan reports significant net loss

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Nissan has followed Honda and several other Japanese carmakers by announcing significant losses in its financial results for the fiscal year ending in 2008. During the year, Nissan sold a total of 3,411,000 vehicles worldwide which is down 9.5%. Its net revenues of $83.78billion were accompanied by a net loss of $2.32billion.

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Volvo to Introduce Proprietary Medium-Duty Engine in 2010

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The company is already planning to apply the Volvo Group heavy-duty (HD) engine platform in all HD trucks. The MD engine project is a result of the Nissan Diesel acquisition ( earlier post ). MD and heavy-duty engines will be produced on the same line in Ageo, Japan. Leif Johansson.

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Germany Launches H2 Mobility Initiative to Expand Infrastructure for Refueling Hydrogen Vehicles

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Daimler AG and leading energy companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin, with the participation of the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee, to evaluate and expand the setup of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany to support the series production of fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We and Nissan MotorCo., Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

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In nearby Silicon Valley, companies are ordering workplace charging stations in the belief that their employees will be first in line when electric cars begin arriving in showrooms. Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley company that makes electric cars, says it has already sold 150 of its $109,000 Roadsters in the Bay Area.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Sales leadership was fairly narrowly decided between the Tesla Model 3 and Renault Zoe, with previous near-perennial local favorite Nissan Leaf pushed to 3rd. Time will tell how Brexit will affect things like the availability of England-assembled Nissan Leafs on the Continent, and vice versa. EV share, with ~20k sold.

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