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Nissan to use Kobe Steel’s low-CO? steel and green aluminum for Nissan models

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor and Kobe Steel announced that Nissan plans to use Kobenable Steel for Nissan models from January 2023 onward. Kobe Steel will also supply Nissan with aluminum sheets made from green-aluminum raw materials. Nissan aims to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the entire product life cycle by 2050.

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Nissan sees lots of crossover between Formula E, production EVs

Green Car Reports

Nissan plans to bring its e-4orce AWD tech into Formula E Formula E may in turn become a testbed for performance AWD Battery tech will stay divergent between production and racing Nissan’s Formula E race car is wearing the e-4orce badge for the first time this 2023/24 season.

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2024 Nissan Leaf gets $3,750 EV tax credit back

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Nissan Leaf is once again eligible for a $3,750 federal EV tax credit, Nissan confirmed Wednesday in a press release. Nissan also provides a $3,750 lease incentive for 2024 and 2023 Leaf models.

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Nissan feels the heat from BYD’s EV price war in China

Electrek

Nissan is the latest victim of BYD’s “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. After BYD’s aggressive price cuts this year, Nissan is shutting down a factory in China as it struggles to keep up.

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Nissan Unveils the Nissan Hyper Tourer Concept

Electric Cars Report

Nissan unveiled the Nissan Hyper Tourer, the third vehicle in its series of advanced EV concepts for the Japan Mobility Show on October 25. It’s the third of ‘Hyper’ concepts revealed so far following the last week’s Nissan Hyper Adventure and the Nissan Hyper Urban which was unveiled on October 3.

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Report: Nissan may build Fisker Alaska electric pickup, its own derivative

Green Car Reports

Nissan may build the Fisker Alaska electric pickup truck, as well as a derivative sold under its own brand name, Reuters reported Friday. The report, based on anonymous sources familiar with the matter, claims Nissan is in "advanced talks" to invest in Fisker, with a deal possibly closing later this month.

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Next pickup for Nissan and Mitsubishi may get PHEV, EV versions

Green Car Reports

The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform.