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VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car News

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Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Tesla and Nissan get top reliability scores in Consumer Reports’ survey

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Tesla and Nissan stand the test of time when it comes to reliability. Consumer Reports gathered data from numerous surveys to see which electric vehicles (EVs) were the most reliable–Tesla and Nissan stood out. The 2022 Kia EV6 was the only vehicle to beat the Tesla Model 3 and Nissan Leaf. EVs vs ICE Reliability.

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Nissan upcoming EV push appears to get well misplaced underpinning in area it pioneered

Baua Electric

A minor freshen will have to begin in past due 2025 and an all-electric model will come within the decade’s 2nd part. 5-liter V-6 engine — will obtain a swish and extra aerodynamic redesign and progress on sale by means of early 2025. Rogue: Nissan’s bestseller will get freshened this hour. liter DOHC engine.

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INFINITI will offer mix of BEV and e-POWER vehicles from 2021; 50% of global sales by 2025

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INFINITI Motor Company will introduce new vehicles with electrified powertrains from 2021, said Nissan Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. Nissan’s e-POWER borrows from the EV technology in the Nissan LEAF.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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Report: Nissan-Renault and Daimler Agree on Tie-Up, to Announce This Week

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Kyodo News reports that the Renault-Nissan Alliance has basically agreed on a capital and business tie-up deal with Daimler AG, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Daimler is also considering supplying large-displacement gasoline and diesel engines to Nissan, Japan’s third-largest automaker which is owned 44.3

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. By Dana Hull.

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