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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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Electric cars headed for Valley test :: KTAR.com

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The Maricopa Association of Governments, Scottsdale-based Ecotality and Nissan have joined forces in an effort to get Valley commuters to drive with a "green" foot. Nissan will pre-release its new electric fleet next year, making 1,000 of the all-electric vehicles available in Phoenix. Tags: evdriven. All rights reserved.

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Gordon wants more electric cars :: KTAR.com

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Mark Perry with Nissan said the idea of people tooling down the interstate in an electric vehicle is no longer a pipe dream. Perry said, Nissans electric car "is completely highway capable. Tags: evdriven. So Phoenix, as I said when I announced the plan, will lead by example." One, the battery technology has improved.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Nissan announced plans in November to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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and Nissan MotorCo., Tags: evdriven. “We understand the situation, in terms of government andincentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. Naturally, we’regoing to have to accommodate that too.” General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc.,are

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Gasgoo.com will not disclose your email to any third party; your privacy will be respected. Its expected price tag is between 60,000 yuan and 70,000 yuan, or about $8,780 to $10,250. Tags: evdriven. You can unsubscribe this Newsletter any time you want! Great Wall Motor Co., Chengdu Auto to be Chinas No.1. All rights reserved.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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and Nissan Motor Co. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy , updated March 2009. Tags: evdriven. .  That can add up to millions of dollars fairly quickly. (3 Both Ford Motor Co. have plans to bring plug-in commercial trucks to market next year.

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