Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This model will be first launched in Thailand in March 2010 and will be available in more than 150 countries. . At the same time, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Thailand’s first product champion—the one-ton pick-up—has seen sales dwindling over the past few years. Nissan Motor Co., The new global compact. Click to enlarge.

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Thailand Nissan Global Cars 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

In Argentina, the biodiesel industry grew not only because of favorable conditions for growing soybeans, but also in response to a new B7 blending mandate, which requires the fuel to be 7% biodiesel and 93% diesel. Accordingly, biodiesel producers in Argentina are investing heavily in facilities to increase production. —Sam Shrank.

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2010 Brazil Global Argentina 256

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a subset of the PEV, uses electricity plus a different energy source (at present gasoline or diesel) to run its second engine.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150