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Nissan and Toyota Set Japanese Standard

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan and Toyota agree to standardize their EV charging stations in Japan — and hope this leads to an international standard. For more details, read the story: Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car recharger. Credit: Toyota Motor). Chademo logo. A plug for plug-in power. Japan’s No.

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Nissan and Endesa to Develop CHAdeMO Quick Charging Network in Spain

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties, Nissan and Endesa have agreed to advance the technical progress and deployment of Direct Current (DC) quick charging technology throughout Spain. Tags: Brief. Endesa is a regular member of CHAdeMo. Endesa is a regular member of CHAdeMo.

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

Plugs and Cars

He's a bit surprised, as are all of us, that Nissan has emerged as the first big automaker to manufacture a mass-produced electric car. First, he suggests Nissan overstates the range of the LEAF. The 100 mile range cited by Nissan uses "a number tied to the most optimistic benchmark, the LA4 cycle." Buyer beware!

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. electric vehicles by 2030.

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Toyota whines about Ontario plug-in rebates

Plugs and Cars

Toyota has a go-slow policy on plug-in electrics. Despite having produced the RAV4 EV - the most useful, robust, and long-lived electric car - Toyota wants to milk its non-grid connected hybrid technology as long as possible before moving on to the next big thing. Toyota should stop whining and delaying.

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Nissan cuts 20,000 jobs, EV plans threatened?

Plugs and Cars

Nissan has joined the world's automakers with bad news. They joined Toyota, posting an annual loss, for the first time in nearly a decade. 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.

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Kia bumps up 2024 EV9 discount with massive $5,000 customer cash offer

Baua Electric

Kia introduces a new $5,000 discount on the 2024 EV9 After opening EV9 orders in November with a $54,900 starting price tag, Kia called its first three-row electric SUV a “wake-up call to the industry.” That’s more than Kia’s first dedicated EV, the EV6, with 2,522 units sold. It’s also cheaper than the Tesla Model 3.

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