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Nissan and 4R Energy develop new EV charging system combining solar and Li-ion batteries

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Nissan Motor Co., Testing of this new charging system began Monday at Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama. With the new charging system, electricity is generated through solar cells installed at Nissan’s Global Headquarters, and is stored in lithium-ion batteries which are equivalent to four units of Nissan LEAFs.

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Lux Research: the $40,000, 200-mile-range EV is the biggest coming growth opportunity for energy storage in transportation

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Analysis by Lux Research suggests that the market space represented by the emerging lower-cost, 200-mile-range EV will be the biggest coming growth opportunity in electric storage for transportation. Comparable vehicles are expected from Volkswagen Group and Nissan. Batteries Electric (Battery) Forecasts'

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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The morning forum includes speakers from PSA Peugeot-Citroën; Nissan North America; Michelin; Johnson Controls-Saft; Dow Kokam; CEA; INRETS; IFP Nouvelles; and French automotive clusters. French electric vehicle participating companies providing One-on-One Meetings include: DBT : a manufacturer of level 2 and level 3 charging stations.

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