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Ghosn: Electric cars worth the billions being invested (...and Leaf's Li-Ion batteries alone cost about $10,000 per vehicle)
Japan--Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the potential payoff from pioneering zero-emission cars is worth the risk of investing billions.Electric vehicles could take 10 percent of the global market by 2020, or roughly 6 million units in annual sales, Ghos...
Nissan retailing of the Leaf electric vehicle starts next year in five markets
Just days after pulling the wraps off of its prototype Leaf electric vehicle in Japan, Nissan Motor Co. says it has committed to an early launch of 5,000 sales in the United States, starting late next year.The plan will require Nissan North America t...
EV's computer combats will-I-make-it anxiety
Nissan Motor Co.'s new electric vehicle comes with a computer system aimed at allaying drivers' fears that they will be stranded midtrip by dead batteries.The system taps navigation maps, cell phones and a 24-hour global data center to keep drivers a...
Nissan unveils "Leaf" - World's first electric car designed for affordability and real-world requirements (日産自動車、手頃な価格とニーズを満たす電気自動車「リーフ」を公表)
YOKOHAMA, (Aug. 2, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably se...
Nissan unveils contactless charging system for EVs
Nissan Motor Co Ltd disclosed that it is developing a contactless charging system for electric vehicles at its briefing session.The company aims to employ the system for the "next generation" of its electric vehicle scheduled to be released in fiscal...
Nissan readies its Electric Vehicle platform
TOKYO (July 27, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype to demonstrate the superior driving pleasure of a pure zero-emission vehicle. It also showcased a sophisticated EV-IT system ...
Renault-Nissan plans 4 lithium-ion battery plants in Europe
The Renault-Nissan alliance plans to build up to four factories in Europe over the coming years to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles."In Europe, we haven't made the final decisions, but we will soon," said Colin Dodge, Nissan's exec...
Nissan's EV plans revealed
Nissan will give its new global electric car its first public airing when the company opens its new global headquarters in Yokohama on August 2.Nissan's EV, billed as a medium five-door hatchback with dedicated body styling, will appear first as a pr...
Nissan gets $1.6 billion to produce EVs and lithium-ion batteries in Smyrna
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) said it has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $1.6 billion loan to modify its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce zero-emissions vehicles and state-of-the-art lithium-ion bat...
Nissan will steer clear of hybrid look for first EV
Nissan Motors wants a bold design for its upcoming electric vehicle--one that doesn't make it look like a hybrid.The goal is a look that screams green but stands apart from the wedge-shaped silhouette that has come to signify environmentally friendly...
Nissan to build EVs at Oppama plant from autumn 2010
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today announced the company will produce electric vehicles (EV) at its Oppama Plant (Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa) from autumn 2010. The Oppama Plant is a core base of Nissan’s manufacturing and will be positioned a...
Nissan's EV to have a 100-mile range but no advanced-tech price premium
Nissan has unveiled a few more details this week about the electric vehicle it will launch in only 18 months.Mark Perry, director of Product Planning and Strategy for Nissan Americas, said the EV will be a "real car" offering real-world practicality....
Test-driving the Nissan EV-02 electric car
Nissan invited us out to take a spin in its EV-02 electric car prototype. While we were there, Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America, chatted us up about Nissan's plans to bring a zero tailpipe emissions electric vehicle t...
Nissan may flip electric-vehicle switch early in U.S.
Nissan North America could launch U.S. retail sales of electric vehicles as early as 2010--two years sooner than expected. For a year, the company has been saying it will start EV fleet sales to utilities and commercial users in 2010 and consumer re...
Nissan says its electric car will have 100-mile range
Nissan's new all-electric car to be sold starting late next year will have 100 miles of pure battery range, a Nissan North America planning director said. Product planning and strategy director Mark Perry also told the Chattanooga Engineers Club tha...
