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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

Green Car Congress

Joint engine development and production in addition to engine cross-supply projects mark a one of a kind cooperation in the powertrain segment covering engines and transmissions. The Nissan Decherd plant in Tennessee, USA, is an example of this success with joint engine production.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

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. To date, it has installed more than 40 charging bays in London and a further 40 in other major UK cities.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

Cars That Think

But they’re up against the challenge of our global-warming time: dauntingly tight supplies of both batteries and the ethically sourced raw materials required to make them. VW is already building EV factories in Tennessee and China. Most automakers are dying to sell you—and the world—an electric car.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. The elegance of that is wonderful. The best part?

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