Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Nissan and Tesla are both well on the way to receive loans from the federal government to support their electric car manufacturing plans. Nissan applied for a loan to upgrade its Smyrna, Tennessee plant to assemble electric cars and build a new facility for battery production, according to an Automotive News report appearing in Autobloggreen.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2010

It may be leading the electric car push, but Nissan has not turned its back on larger vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUVs). According to a report in the Nikkei, the Nissan Motor Company will add a third shift to its UK production line for SUVs in a bid to raise output by around 30 per [.].

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Nissan has joined the world's automakers with bad news. Nissan's Carlos Ghosn had become a major industry advocate for plug-in cars, with a fairly aggressive plan for multiple platforms within a very few years. In related EV news, GM announced today that Bob Lutz will be retiring a year before the Volt's scheduled release.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 19, 2010

Read more in the article: Nissan Leaf electric car gets iPhone control. From the article: “All Nissan Leafs (Leaves?) Nissan Leaf electric car gets iPhone control. The Nissan Leaf electric hatchback is on its way, and it’s bringing iPhone integration with it. All Nissan Leafs (Leaves?)

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Nissan has started production of its highly anticipated all-electric Leaf model at its Oppama facility in Japan. Tags: Nissan all-electric japan leaf Oppama production. The ‘world’s first affordable electric car’ is set to go on sale in Japan and the US in December before it arrives in the UK in March 2011.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 18, 2010

Nissan Leaf Electric Car to be Made in the UK. “Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced today that it would build its new energy efficient electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in the UK. Government ministers backed the move by Nissan. Companies news posted by Carla Windsor.

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Teslarati

MARCH 18, 2023

Over the past several years, automotive manufacturers from all corners of the world have jumped head-first into electric vehicle production. They’re purely thoughts and eventual products of any automotive company because of Tesla’s mass influence on the automotive market. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Cars News

MARCH 18, 2010

Japanese car maker Nissan has underlined its commitment to electric cars AND the UK by announcing that its new zero emission production car, the LEAF, will be made at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Tags: Nissan Electric cars leaf Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 19, 2010

Tags: Nissan leaf plant production Sunderland. According to regional publication, The Northern Eco, workers at the carmaker’s plant in Sunderland will have to wait at least three months before learning if they are to build the electric model, set to [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2010

India is the next stop for the Renault-Nissan Alliance after it signed a memorandum of understanding with Bajaj Auto Ltd. The companies will work together on an innovative four-wheel product for the Indian market and other emerging countries.

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Green Cars News

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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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2022

“We have been sharing news and research on EVs ever since we reviewed our first Nissan Leaf over a decade ago,” Jenni Newman , Cars.com’s editor-in-chief, said. Lucid has a sizeable price tag on the Air’s premier model: the Dream Edition: $170,000. Credit: Lucid Motors. Credit: General Motors.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Nissan Leaf 10,238. Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. The VW Group is all-in, so expect to see more news and road tests appearing soon. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

If electric cars are to move beyond being a niche product and become mainstream it’s paramount to develop electric car charging infrastructure – something that Renault-Nissan is taking the lead on.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

However, Toyota products were slightly cheaper to own during the 5-to-10-year period, whereas Buick were cheaper to own in the 1-to-5-year span. Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 21, 2009

It was no surprise then that Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Company Ltd, took the opportunity to announce that Infiniti plans to introduce an electric vehicle – one that Ghosn states will be true to the brand’s promise of “inspired performance”.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Car rental giant, Hertz has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nissan to help bring the carmaker’s electric Leaf model onto the road. Tags: Nissan Cars electric Hertz leaf model production rental. Under the terms of the [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Thai eco-car policy became effective on October 1 and is designed to help Thailand cross the two million units per year production mark through the support of eco cars as a product champion. 94 and Reg. 94 and Reg.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2010

Nissan is to receive a £20 million grant towards the production of its electric cars in the UK, the new Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed yesterday. The grant-initially approved by the old Labour government-was thought to be under threat after the new coalition government started a spending review.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Since announcing its discussions with GM on 5 June 2009 ( earlier post ), the company has been in the due diligence process to determine the feasibility of developing an independent distribution model for Saturn-branded products and service parts in the United States, including the sourcing of vehicles from GM and other potential suppliers.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

The future of its motor cars may be electric, but Nissan has turned to fuel cell packs to power material handling equipment at its Tennessee assembly plant. Tags: Fuel Cells Green cars Latest news material handling equipment Nissan. The fuel cells use liquid methanol rather than hydrogen.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 22, 2009

I’m probably going to seem a little Nissan-centric this month, what with their imminent big announcement August 2nd. But also because I, along with a few other Plug In America members, spent the better part of the past three days meeting with about ten of Nissan’s advanced planning team.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 16, 2009

Photo by Antuan Goodwin, from the CNET Article: Test-driving the Nissan EV-02 electric car. I got invited to go to Dodger Stadium this afternoon to test drive the Nissan EV. This wasn’t the final car, but the finished drivetrain in a Nissan Cube. However, the price range was news.

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Green Cars News

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%. Its net revenues of $83.78billion were accompanied by a net loss of $2.32billion.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Having signed memorandums of understanding to promote the development of electric mobility in numerous countries and major cities around the world, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has now secured arguably its most high profile agreement yet – with the city of Barcelona, Spain.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Reports in The Irish Times suggest that Nissan is just weeks away from unveiling an electric vehicle to the masses. The newspaper got a glimpse of the EV-02 (the Nissan Cube) at Nissan’s headquarters outside Geneva and found it drives better than most electric cars its journalists have already driven.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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. The first of Nissan’s electric vehicles will be manufactured in Oppama, Japan.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

After 10 years of working together, Renault and Nissan will take their partnership to a higher level. Tags: Green cars Latest news Nissan renault Renault-Nissan Alliance. Information systems and support functions account for €48 million.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

Could Japanese manufacturer Nissan help to solve the US’s unemployment rate and the scarcity of green cars in the country in one swoop? It hopes that its production line will be capable of producing 50,000-100,000 electric cars by 2012. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Nissan Tennessee U.S.A

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

As car manufacturers bid to gain an advantage in the green car race, Nissan Motor Company is reportedly ready to build a joint venture lithium-ion battery plant in France. In addition to batteries, the companies will also work together on motors and several other key components of electric vehicles in an effort to reduce production costs.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 16, 2010

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is in a race against time to establish itself in the market ahead of its rival the Nissan LEAF – and efforts are now being taken to ramp up production. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, is expected to build a new plant in [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

The Ford Motor Company will benefit from $5.9billion, Nissan North America will pick up $1.6billion and Tesla Motors has been awarded $465million. It will also help the manufacturer convert two plants from truck production to car production. These fully electric cars are the first produced in the USA by a major manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota, Honda and Nissan may be leading the green car revolution, but that didn’t stop vehicle production in their native Japan slumping by 31.9 It marked the 10 th straight monthly decline as production fell to 742,284 units according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). per cent year on year in July.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Nissan has developed a dual injector system which uses port fuel injection (PFI) to improve the fuel efficiency of small displacement petrol engines. This novel fuel delivering system is the first for a series production passenger car according to Nissan, and it reduces the diameter of the fuel droplets by around 60 per cent.

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