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Smartville introduces 360 BESS using 2nd-life Li-ion EV packs; Nissan first customer

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an EV battery-repurposing company, is unveiling the Smartville 360 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) during the RE+ 2023 conference in Las Vegas. The Smartville 360 is expected to be installed and operational at Nissan’s Tennessee headquarters by the second quarter of 2024. Smartville Inc.,

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Renault-Nissan Alliance to provide 200 EVs for Paris climate conference

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide a fleet of 200 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year. sedan, the Nissan LEAF compact car and the 7-seater Nissan e-NV200 van. van, the Renault Fluence Z.E.

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Honda and Nissan are Teaming Up to Accelerate EV Development

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Honda’s partnership with General Motors yielded the Prologue EV and Acura ZDX, and the Japanese automaker is now looking to team up with Nissan to do more of the same. The pair announced their fresh collaboration at a news conference earlier today. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance to provide 200 EVs for UN climate conference; expecting 400,000 km of travel

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As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to the annual summit which runs this year from 30 Nov. The vehicles are expected to cover more than 400,000 km (249,000 miles) in total while shuttling delegates.

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Nissan Serena’s e-POWER system named RJC Technology of the Year

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Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), available in the Serena minivan ( earlier post ), has been named Technology of the Year for 2019 by the Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC).

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Shanghai auto show: Full schedule of 150 press conferences for exhibitors

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NIO will hold 2 press conferences on April 18 from 10:00-10:20 and on April 19 from 14:00-14:30. As the first major auto show after the Covid opening in China, the Shanghai auto show, which will start next week, is highly anticipated, with more than 100 press conferences by car companies and supply chain players on media days.

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New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains

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Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50% electrified sales in Europe by 2024, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut. POWER drive system to Europe.

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