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Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 23, 2009
Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Nissan will receive $1.6 billion to build EV and battery factories in Tennessee. Tags: EV Economics Inside Track Obama Energy Ford Nissan Tesla.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Separately, the Nikkei reported that Nissan is considering building the Leaf EV in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. Nissan signed an agreement with the Guangzhou government to set up an electric-car program (the company’s second such agreement in China). Tags: Brief. He didn't provide details. Earlier post.)
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.
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 4, 2009
Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. California’s ZEV mandate put EVs into consumers’ hands, only to be eviscerated by automaker and oil lobbying, federal intervention, and CARB’s capitulation to well-funded hydrogen hype. Here's my June column. Plug-in cars are inevitable.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 3, 2010
In part because of $5,000 direct subsidies for battery cars like the Nissan Leaf, California could be the biggest early-adopter for E.V.’s. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy. More than 1,000 public stations will be installed by December, Coulomb said, with the remainder in place by September 2011.
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