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Renault-Nissan Alliance Partnering with Oak Ridge National Lab on EVs and Infrastructure

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Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland and China.

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Nissan and Europcar Form EV Partnership

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Nissan and Europcar—the European leader in passenger car and light utility vehicle rentals—are forming a partnership to market electric vehicles by 2010 and advance zero-emission mobility on a global scale. To date, the Alliance has signed two final agreements in Europe with Portugal and the Principality of Monaco.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Signs Zero-Emission Partnership in Vancouver

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The Renault–Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro announced a partnership that will see British Columbia become the first Canadian province to receive the Nissan LEAF, Nissan’s first all-electric “real-world” car, in 2011, in advance of global distribution in 2012.

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Nissan and ONE Form EV Partnership in UK

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Nissan will launch its first zero emission EVs in Japan and the US next year before mass marketing them globally from 2012. Although no commitment beyond the feasibility study has been made at this stage, the MoU represents an important step toward the potential launch of electric vehicles in the UK in the near future.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on EVs

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance, which says it aims to be the global leader in zero-emission mobility, will bring electric vehicles to China in early 2011, making China one of the first countries to be supplied with electric vehicles from the Alliance. In 2012, Nissan and Renault will mass-market electric vehicles globally.

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Nissan and Portugal Exploring Establishing Li-ion Battery Plant in Portugal

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The establishment of a plant and a supply base with the cooperation of the Portuguese government would position the country at the core of Nissan’s plans to mass market electric vehicles in Europe and globally by 2012. Earlier post.)The Annual production capacity will be 65,000 units with initial start-up level of 13,000 units.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Alliance and Elektromotive signed a Memorandum of Understanding on studying ways to promote the use of electric vehicles and will share information on EV development and energy supply on a global scale. The resulting ‘conversation’ can exchange data and discuss billing, power requirement identification, transaction security and safety.