Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

In Yokohama, Nissan Motor Co., The technologies are the result of the company’s research and development efforts based on Nissan’s mid-term environmental action plan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010). Newly Developed Nissan March Compact Car Powertrain. The new 3-Cylinder HR12DE engine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., The next-generation CVT design features an innovative structure combining conventional CVT belt operation with an auxiliary gearbox and a significantly increased gear ratio range. The new CVT is scheduled to appear in compact Nissan vehicles worldwide in the near future. Tags: Transmissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

The Irish Government; the ESB, Ireland’s largest electricity utility; and the Renault-Nissan Alliance announced a comprehensive partnership to position Ireland as a European leader in electric transport. Today’s Agreement with Nissan-Renault will see 2,000 cars on Irish roads by 2011. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co. The new Micra was developed and built on Nissan’s all new V-platform, and was designed and tested in Japan to be built in at least four overseas locations. In addition to the new normally aspirated engine, Nissan will also offer a supercharged 1.2-liter

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

In 2008, Nissan unveiled the Biomimetic Car Robot Drive (BR23C)—a robotic micro-car that recreates bee characteristics with the goal of producing a system that prevents collisions altogether. Tags: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Research. The EPORO robot cars. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., has developed two advanced technologies designed to help drivers make smooth turns by synchronizing the vehicle’s navigation, engine, braking and steering systems. Both are designed to make driving more comfortable. This system is designed to make the driver feel more in control. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan aims to sell 6,000 units in Japan in fiscal year 2010. Beginning 1 April, consumers will be able to visit dealers throughout Japan to place their orders for Nissan LEAF. With the incentive, the consumer’s net price for Nissan LEAF will be ¥2.99 million (US$40,500). million (US$32,200).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The Nissan Juke. Nissan revealed its all-new small Crossover, Juke, ahead of its debut in Geneva. Nissan designed Juke to appeal to customers who are shopping in the small car segment of the market, but are “uninspired” by the traditional offerings. 1—than previous Nissan CVTs. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Nissan has released an official sketch of an electric urban delivery vehicle that looks closer to viable than many EV concepts that have appeared at auto shows over the last few months. It is a somewhat stylized take on the NV200 light commercial gasoline van Nissan sells in Japan and Europe. Yet another benefit of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

Nissan’s Dual Injector. Nissan Motor Co., has developed a Dual Injector system designed to improve fuel efficiency in small-displacement gasoline engines using port fuel injection (PFI). Nissan says it will introduce the new system in production vehicles starting early in fiscal 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

Nissan European R&D hosted a meeting at the Nissan Technical Center Europe (NTCE) in Bedfordshire (UK) to launch the UK Hydrogen Network (UK-HyNet) project. The Renault-Nissan Alliance will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States and Japan starting with electric vehicles from 2010. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG today announced a broad strategic cooperation that also involves equity exchanges that result in giving the Renault-Nissan Alliance a 3.1% stake in Nissan. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The result of the equity exchanges. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., At the same time, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Thai Eco-car policy, outlined by the Thailand Board of Investment in 2007, became effective 1 October and is designed to help Thailand cross the 2-million unit per year production mark through the support of “Eco cars” as another “Product Champion” category.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and multi-utility A2A have finalized their agreement on the joint development of electric mobility in Lombardy, following the memorandum of understanding signed in 2009. The objective is to test the components of the electric mobility model designed in partnership by Renault and A2A. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

Nissan has launched the Nissan Intelligent Driver Project (NIDP): an eight-month study of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) beginning this month that uses satellite navigation systems, mobile phone technology and advanced vehicle telematics to analyse driving habits and suggest ways of improving fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

to support the eTEC/Nissan LEAF deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure—the largest yet in the US. Tags: Plug-ins Smart Grid. GridPoint, Inc., a provider of smart grid software, will provide its latest generation of electric vehicle management software ( earlier post ), Smart Charging 3.0, Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., The 4R business model defined by the two companies is designed to capitalize on the supply of reusable lithium-ion batteries as electric cars achieve more widespread marketplace acceptance. In Europe, Nissan will proceed to explore the 4R business model with its Alliance partner, Renault.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Further news now; hot from the Californian coast, as automotive studios from the US, Japan and Germany compete in the Los Angeles Auto Show’s Design Challenge. Each year for the past seven, as part of the show, automotive studios have been invited to submit a new design to the Design Los Angeles competition based around [.].

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2023

First, the Jeep’s competitive range (up to 440km/273 mi) for the price tag (starting at 34,000 pounds/$41,485) was cited by many journalists as a strength of the vehicle. Nissan Ariya. The Jeep was chosen out of a class of 7 top contenders, and the top 5 are as follows: Jeep Avenger. VW ID.Buzz. Kia Niro EV. Renault Austral.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

Lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and Nissan Motor Co. EnerDel, Nissan and ANL are not disclosing a great deal of information about the R&D project at this point. Investigate electrolyte additives designed to react and stabilize the cathode surface to improve cell calendar life. Tags: Batteries.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

The sub-compact SUV segment stretches from entry-level models like Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger to more premium models like Nexon, Brezza, Sonet and Venue. The Mahindra XUV 3XO will also offer a 360-degree camera, seven airbags and significantly, Level 2 ADAS functionalities. Mahindra XUV 3XO: Why is the segment significant?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Nissan is set to unveil a new electric concept car at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show. The futuristic concept is designed to offer insight into how the carmaker might expand its portfolio of ‘zero emission’ cars following the launch of its Leaf model early next year. Called Townpod, the vehicle is designed to feature eye-catching [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

Delivery of 500 Nissan LEAFs will begin in January 2011 and will continue throughout the year. Tags: Brief. Enterprise Rent-A-Car will begin a phased introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) at select offices throughout its neighborhood network of more than 5,000 US locations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

Combining functionality with consumer friendly form from renowned industrial designer Yves Behar, the GE WattStation on average decreases electric vehicle charging time from 12-18 hours to as little as four to eight hours compared to standard charging “level 1”, assuming a full-cycle charge for a 24 kWh battery. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2009

billion) to European-based car makers to help design and build cleaner cars with lower CO 2 emissions. The loans include €400 million to Nissan ’s European operations to develop and build more fuel-efficient vehicles in the United Kingdom and Spain, and €366 million to Jaguar Land Rover to help cut vehicle emissions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sources have conveyed to our friends at Motor1 Brazil that the Bigster SUV will share its design cues largely with the new Duster and the Bigster concept. It will get rugged looks and interior bits from the Duster, but there will be more upmarket materials and additional creature comforts to justify the SUV’s higher price tag.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The CS-40 (30 Amp charge rate) line of charge stations from ClipperCreek is in compliance with NEC625 and SAE-J1772, which ensures its compatibility with the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt, Ford Fusion BEV and all vehicles coming from major automakers. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

The TS line represents EVSEs specifically designed for use with the Tesla Roadster. ClipperCreek also provides chargers to power Mercedes, GM and Nissan vehicles. Tags: Brief. ClipperCreek, Inc’s TS and CS product lines have been CE Certified and are ready for introduction into the European Union in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

In anticipation of new car models entering the market from companies such as Nissan, Coda Automotive, General Motors, Ford and Fisker Automotive, among others, work is slated to start in the fall of 2010 and finish by winter of 2011. ClipperCreek’s pedestals are designed to the standard infrastructure footprint avoiding costly upgrade work.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The charging stations, designed by Coulomb Technologies in partnership with Aker-Wade Power Technologies ( earlier post ) will be powered by dedicated 480-volt, 125-amp circuits. Tags: Brief. Car Charging Group, Inc., Andy Kinard, President of Car Charging Group, Inc. Andy Kinard. Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging Group, Inc.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2010

Nissan North America has received a huge funding boost after US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) had closed a $1.4billion loan agreement with the company.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. No other vehicle has taken the same risks and pushed the design and engineering boundaries to the same limit,” said Tanya Gazdik. However, common themes seemed to be the availability of electrified powertrains, engaging designs, and a bevy of features.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

Source: Nissan. This new hybrid system, said Owen Thunes, Senior Project Engineer, Electric, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Vehicles, Nissan Technical Center NA, at the SAE 2010 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium in February, can deliver fuel economy similar to that of a compact car, even with its 3.5-liter Source: Nissan.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

The final scope of work for The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project will include the deployment of 10,950 Level 2 (220V) chargers, 260 Level 3 fast-chargers and 4,700 Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric vehicles in five states: Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Down from $492, with a regular price tag of $594, this $95 discount – $197 from its MSRP – is the first price cut we’ve seen to kick off the new year. This is $699 off the usual $2,199 price tag. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 15, 2010

Renault has released the first images of the final designs of the Fluence Z.E Tags: Nissan Renault electric car final order range. and Kangoo Express Z.E- two of its forthcoming electric car models. The French carmaker has also announced that customers can now pre-reserve their electric car model online at www.renault-ze.com.

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