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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Nissan North America, Inc. Nissan, which began development of fuel cell vehicle technology in 1996, has previously used FCVs in demonstration fleets in Japan and in California through the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), but this is Nissan’s first commercial FCV lease in North America. The Coca-Cola FCV.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., —Toshiyuki Shiga, Nissan Chief Operating Officer. Nissan will introduce the LEAF electric car in Japan, the United States and Europe in 2010 followed by global mass marketing in 2012. Tags: Brief. Promote EVs in the Business Sector. Promote mass adoption of EVs.

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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. New All-Wheel Drive.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

The Nissan LEAF. In conjunction with the opening of its new, environmentally-focused global headquarters building in Yokohama, Japan, Nissan Motor Co., unveiled the Nissan LEAF production electric vehicle. Nissan LEAF is slated for launch in late 2010 in Japan, the United States, and Europe.

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MAY 13, 2010

To date, 130,000 consumers in the US have registered their interest in buying a Nissan LEAF. With sales starting this December, 13,000 pre-orders have been submitted in just over one month in the US and Japan, largely driven by individual customer demand. Tags: Brief. Carlos Ghosn.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) to promote the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. Nissan LEAF, a five-passenger all-electric car, will be available for private and fleet customers.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan will launch Nissan LEAF, the company’s first mass-market electric car in December 2010 in Japan and the United States, followed by the global release in 2012. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 9, 2010

Enel, Endesa and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing electric mobility across several geographical areas in Italy, Spain and Latin America. In late 2010, Nissan will launch LEAF, an all-electric vehicle for the global mass market. Tags: Brief. the compact hatchback Zoe Z.E.,

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JANUARY 28, 2010

billion loan agreement with Nissan North America, Inc. The loan will support the modification of Nissan’s Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce the all-electric Nissan LEAF and the lithium-ion battery packs to power them. Nissan LEAF, a five-passenger sedan, will be available for private and fleet customers.

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MAY 24, 2009

But automakers expect demand will remain robust even after the global economy recovers thanks to government-led environmental protection steps. liter subcompact sold as the Demio in Japan and the Mazda2 elsewhere to North America. In June, Nissan Motor Co. Tags: Brief. Mazda Motor Corp. will start exporting its 1.3-1.5-liter

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JULY 16, 2009

Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), the automotive Li-ion joint venture between Nissan Motor, NEC and NEC Tokin ( earlier post ), has begun trial production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for a wide range of automotive applications at its Zama Operations Center. Tags: Brief.

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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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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturing companies are urging the close cooperation between policy makers in Europe, the United States and Japan to develop practical and effective fuel-efficiency measurement metrics, methodologies and regulations which would then be used all around the globe.

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JULY 27, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype in Japan. Nissan’s EVs go to market in the US and Japan in 2010. The Nissan-developed electric motor delivers 80 kW/280N·m for high response and powerful acceleration. A Nissan Zero-emission Website will also go live then.

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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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APRIL 28, 2010

GE and Nissan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly research “smart charging&# stations. For more information, read the article: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars.

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DECEMBER 6, 2009

The Los Angeles Motor Show may be in full swing, but attention is already turning to the Geneva Motor Show in March, 2010, where Nissan will reveal its new V-Platform technology and an all-new global compact car. By doing that, Nissan hoped to maintain high quality levels while optimising local production methods.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. billion in 2020.

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JUNE 17, 2009

Volvo will use EGR, SCR and DPF technology in its global heavy duty engine platform. EPA 2010; EPA Tier 4i (offroad); Euro 6; Japan PNLT (Post New Long-term)—will become more harmonized. The MD engine project is a result of the Nissan Diesel acquisition ( earlier post ). Tags: Engines Heavy-duty Vehicle Manufacturers.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Separately, EnerDel has active relationships underway with automakers Think, Volvo, Mazda, Nissan ( earlier post ) and Fisker ( earlier post ). Separately, EnerDel has active relationships underway with automakers Think, Volvo, Mazda, Nissan ( earlier post ) and Fisker ( earlier post ). (At Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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MAY 12, 2009

Nissan has followed Honda and several other Japanese carmakers by announcing significant losses in its financial results for the fiscal year ending in 2008. During the year, Nissan sold a total of 3,411,000 vehicles worldwide which is down 9.5%. The global sales forecast for fiscal 2009 is 3.08 million units.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

ITOCHU is EnerDel’s official sales and marketing partner in Japan, and has been a significant investor in parent company Ener1, Inc. In July, EnerDel and ITOCHU joined with longtime EnerDel customer THINK to convert electric drive delivery trucks for Japan’s postal service. Tags: Batteries Japan Smart Grid. since 2003.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars revolves firmly around zero-emission electric technology rather than hybrid cars - and now it has the vehicle to back up its claims. It also includes an advanced IT system which is connected to a global data centre.

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MAY 25, 2009

It may be a Japanese car manufacturer, but Nissan Motor Corporation is likely to receive a significant boost from the US government. Should the deal come to fruition, it is expected that Nissan’s global production plans would have to be adjusted.

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JUNE 8, 2009

One of the highlights of yesterday’s Green Car Day at City Hall in Central London was the appearance of the Nissan X-Trail Fuel Cell Vehicle. The car is part of Nissan’s fleet participating in the California Fuel Cell Partnership trials in the USA and has featured in a wide variety of low carbon events throughout Europe.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Source: Belzowski and McManus. South Korea.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash. Japan and Europe. Japan’s Nissan Motor Co., By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU.

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MAY 12, 2009

Japanese car maker Nissan, has today announced the company will produce electric vehicles (EV) at its Oppama Plant in Yokosuka City, Japan from autumn 2010. The Oppama Plant is a core base of Nissan’s manufacturing and Nissan say it will be positioned as the model plant for best practices in EV production.

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JUNE 27, 2009

An eight month study led by Nissan will educate UK motorists on how reduce their fuel bills and lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. A similar trial has already been completed in Japan where fuel usage was reduced by an average of 18 per cent. It is estimated that savings at the pump reached €350 a year.

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MAY 20, 2008

Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Nissan ( NSANY ).

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JULY 20, 2009

Carmaker Nissan is to begin manufacturing batteries for electric cars at its Sunderland plant. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today welcomed Nissan’s intention to invest more than £200m over the next five years in a new battery factory in Sunderland. Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.,

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Russia is seeking to modernize its commodity-based economy, which was hit hard by the global crisis when energy prices fell, and wants to achieve growth in technology sectors where it believes it may have some competitive advantage. Tags: International Projects Russia. Writing by Gleb Bryanski, editing by Gerald E. McCormick).

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Since the onset of the global economic crisis most of us have been cutting back to save cash wherever we can. In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls. Part of the swing in culture has been a downturn in new car sales.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Throw in the on-going global financial crisis and it’s no surprise that some members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) had considered scrapping this year’s Tokyo Motor Show altogether. Nissan – Turning over a new LEAF. In Tokyo itself, car ownership stands at under 0.5 Faye Sunderland.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The “cash for volts&# approach was touted Monday by the Electrification Coalition, a 13-member group that sees electric plug-ins as the answer to a host of problems, from dependence on foreign oil to tailpipe emissions that some believe is contributing to global climate change. starting next year. lawmakers are supportive of the idea.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Two of Japan’s automotive manufacturers have suffered a blow as they release figures for the fiscal year just ended, prompting fears that major Japanese car makers are about to report large losses. In the current financial year, Mitsubishi expects to return to profitability despite a fall in global vehicle sales.

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