Posts with the tag of Nissan

Nissan Leaf Hits Seattle

December 29, 2009 – 7:33 am

Listen to what happens when the Nissan Leaf roadshow reaches Seattle.
Read more about it in:
Nissan Plans Leaf with Complete Charging Infrastructure
by Denis Du Bois for Energy Priorities.
“In some cities, Leaf drivers won’t have to wait for the charging infrastructure to catch up. Mark Perry, Nissan North America’s Director of Product Planning, says Seattle is part [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in Battery Technology, Production News | Also tagged | Comments (1)

Nissan in China

December 3, 2009 – 10:46 am

The government of Guangzhou Municipality in China and Dongfeng Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.’s Chinese venture partner, have formed a partnership to promote electric car transport in the city of Guangzhou.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance, which will start marketing electric cars in the U.S. and Japan next year, has signed more than 30 agreements with cities, counties, [...]

By Lisa Rein | Posted in International Business Deals, Production News | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Nissan’s Big Plans

July 22, 2009 – 2:42 pm

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. They invited us to come to [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in Inside Track, Production News | Also tagged , | Comments (6)

Nissan’s Big Gamble

July 14, 2009 – 3:38 pm

We’ll finally get to see the new Nissan August 2nd. (That’s Tokyo time, it’ll still be the 1st here.) I assume they’ll have the name finalized by then, too.
I’m kind of excited to see this car, having tested the drivetrain in the Nissan Cube. The drivability was similar to my RAV, but quicker. Since the [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in Inside Track, Production News | Also tagged | Comments (2)

Tesla, Ford and Nissan win big with DOE grants

June 23, 2009 – 12:13 pm

We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news. Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Totaling $8 billion, the funds will be used to manufacture efficient vehicles and electric drive components.
In Tesla’s case, they’ll receive a total of [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in EV Economics, Inside Track, Obama Energy | Also tagged , | Comments (8)

Nissan Promises EV for 2010

February 26, 2009 – 4:09 pm

Nissan is a first tier OEM building a pure EV in the U.S. – for sale to regular folks.
They’re going to hit the market next fall, but will target Tennessee (where they will be made) and Oregon and Sonoma County, initially. (Carlos Ghosn must like the wine up that way or something.)
Regardless, once the $7,500 [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in Inside Track, Production News | Also tagged | Comments (5)