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REPORT: Nissan may offer optional higher-capacity batteries at premium

It looks like Tesla probably won't be alone in offering different-sized battery packs in its future electric vehicles. At a U.S. launch event for the Leaf electric car on Friday, a Nissan product planner Mark Perry told Paul Eisenstein of the Detroit Bureau that the Japanese automaker is investigating a similar idea. Lithium ion batteries are likely to remain expensive for the foreseeable future, so in a bid to make EVs more affordable, they could be offered with different battery capacities. Tesla is planning to offer three sizes for ... Read more →

Electrification Coalition sees plug-ins making up 25 percent of market by 2020 Sebastian Blanco

A new Electrification Coalition was announced today with the backing of the CEOs from twelve companies. What's interesting about this group is that, among the leaders from electric vehicles ...

Nissan and Reliant Energy team up to promote EV infrastructure Sam Abuelsamid

At the U.S. launch of the Nissan LEAF EV tour on Friday, the automaker announced a partnership with Reliant Energy to promote the build out of a suitable infrastructure for the vehicles. The two ...

Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip ...

Nissan LEAF named one of Time's top 50 inventions of 2009 Sam Abuelsamid

As we approach the waning days of 2009, it's time for everyone to compile their lists of best and worst of this and that for the year. Time magazine is no exception to this grand tradition and ...

Nissan CEO is bullish for Leaf's success, says million plug-ins by 2015 is an easy goal 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking at the U.S. launch of the Nissan Leaf this morning in Dodgertown, Los Angeles, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn was supremely confident and optimistic about the chances of his company's first electric vehicle – and plug-ins in general – in the U.S. market. "This car ...

Nissan releases official sketch of NV200-based electric commercial vehicle 15 days ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan has electricity on the brain. The Japanese automaker is readying its opening salvo in the alternative propulsion wars in the form of the Leaf compact hatchback. Carlos Ghosn, though, announced at the Tokyo Motor Show that there would be plenty more to come, including an unknown Infiniti ...

LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs 15 days ago on Autoblog Green

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities – emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but ...

Nissan Leaf heading south of the border to Mexico City 17 days ago on Autoblog Green

The latest addition to the ever growing list of regions signing up to support the Nissan-Renault alliance and its electric vehicle plans is Mexico City. The Mexican capital has reached an agreement with the Franco-Japanese automotive group that will see it be the first area in Latin America to ...

REPORT: Nissan working on Tata Nano-like cheap car strategy 18 days ago on Autoblog Green

India's Tata Nano has seemingly shown the world's remaining automakers that it's possible to build a small, inexpensive car for emerging markets that's still profitable. You can reportedly count Nissan among the car makers that are paying attention and the Japanese automaker has plans to launch ...

Nissan ready to make 500,000 batteries a year when demand is there 19 days ago on Autoblog Green

You certainly can't argue with Carlos Ghosn's commitment to battery-powered vehicles. No one else in the auto industry has placed such a huge bet on plug-in vehicles. Renault has committed to four different battery-powered vehicles in the next few years, and Nissan has committed to three and ...

Nissan announces Leaf EV tour dates 28 days ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan is continuing its "leadership on EVs" plans with an upcoming North American tour of the Nissan Leaf. The all-electric vehicle will make its debut on these shores in L.A. in about three weeks, on November 13. From there, the Leaf will head to the north, east and south hitting 22 cities in ...

REPORT: Nissan's Ghosn rules out hybrid-only models like Toyota Prius, Honda Insight 29 days ago on Autoblog Green

Quick, think of a hybrid automobile. Got it? Are you thinking of the Toyota Prius? Pretty much everyone instantly recognizes the well-known profile of the Prius, and it's by far the most popular fuel miser on the market. A good bit of Toyota's success with the Prius has been attributed to its ...

Tokyo 2009: Nissan Fuga hybrid arrives in Japan fall 2010, to U.S. in 2011 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

After several years of selling small volumes of its Altima sedan using Toyota's hybrid drive system, Nissan is finally ready to roll out its first gas-electric model using technology developed in-house. The first model to be so equipped will be the new Fuga sedan, a car sold in North America ...

Tokyo 2009: Nissan confirms three EVs for production, including Infiniti 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Nissan_Confirms_Three_EVs_for_Production_Including_Infiniti'; We're here at the Tokyo Motor Show, where CEO Carlos Ghosn has just confirmed that Nissan, Renault's Japanese alliance partner, will boast a lineup of at least three electric vehicles in the next ...

REPORT: Nissan already working on next-gen battery tech 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Though the Nissan Leaf has yet to even sniff a dealer's lot anywhere in the world, the automaker's Chief, Carlos Ghosn, says his company is already hard at work on the electric car's next-gen battery technology. Not surprisingly, the goals are to make the pack smaller, lighter and less expensive ...

REPORT: Nissan Land Glider could come to the States as an Infiniti 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Concept cars tend to push the boundaries of what is and isn't possible with a four-wheeled vehicle. Such is the case with the Nissan Land Glider, which is going on display this week at the Tokyo Motor Show. Usually, such far-out-there concepts make the auto show circuit before being abandoned ...

REPORT: Nissan Leaf coming to Vancouver in 2011 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan has named five areas in the U.S. – Tennessee and Oregon; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; and the Phoenix/Tucson region in Arizona – to be the first to get the Leaf all-electric vehicle when the car goes on sale in late 2010. A report in the Globe and Mail says that Vancouver will ...

Infiniti confirms production of 2012 M35 Hybrid 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Looks like Infiniti is getting more serious about taking on Lexus. Back in August we saw the M get "virtually revealed" at Pebble Beach. We've also been following the tale of the upcoming JDM-only new Nissan Fuga, a car which is virtually identical to Infiniti's M. Then of course Inside Line ...

Tokyo 2009 Preview: Nissan unveils Land Glider concept [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan is pulling out all the zero emission stops at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. In addition to the expected Leaf electric vehicle, the Japanese automaker will also be showing off a new concept called the Land Glider. Intended to be an urban runabout, the two-seat Land Glider is fully ...

Nissan robot car concept avoids accidents by mimicking fishes 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan sleeps with the fishes? Well, no... not exactly. But we'd guess someone in Nissan's Japanese think tank must watch a little too much Discovery Channel. We've all seen those amazing videos where unspeakably large schools of fish travel huge distances without anyone or anything to guide ...

eTec's $99.8m DOE contract gives more details on how Nissan will roll-out the Leaf 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan will work with the Arizona-based Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. to build the charging network that will be important for rolling out the Leaf electric vehicle. We knew that Nissan and eTec will work to install 2,500 EV charging stations in(and bring 5,000 Leafs to) Tennessee, ...

Nissan prices 2010 Altima hybrid at $26,780 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan North America has announced that the 2010 Altima hybrid, which goes on sale October 5th (Monday), will have an MSRP of $26,780. The tweaked, fourth-generation Altima uses a 2.5L four-cylinder electronically-controlled CVT engine and puts out 198 hp. The new Altima hybrid has an estimated ...

Officially, official: Nissan Leaf reservations start in the spring; 20,000 predicted by end of 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan has made it official: pre-orders for the Leaf electric car will start in spring 2010. The company said that, "Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since the company unveiled the car in August." Nissan's Carlos Tavares, head of Nissan's operations in North, Central ...

Nissan drops sketches of next-gen global compact 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan has just sent out the first sketch of its next-generation B-segment compact. The new car will be available globally starting next March in Thailand and then spreading to over 150 countries. The new car should be replacing the Micra in Europe and elsewhere. In Thailand, the new model ...

REPORT: Nissan expecting 20,000 initial orders for Leaf EV 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Starting next spring, Nissan plans to begin taking orders of its upcoming Leaf electric vehicle. By the time the first car is ready to be delivered to a paying customer in the fall, the Japanese automaker expects to have taken some 20,000 initial reservations – well over the 5,000 Leafs ...

Nissan to lease LEAF battery for $150/month 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Aside from the issue of limited range, the biggest problem with electric vehicles in the near term is expected to be cost. Mitsubishi has already announced that the starting price for its diminutive iMiEV in Japan will be approximately $47,000 before incentives and Tesla's Model S will start at ...

What kind of sound does a LEAF make as it descends? 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While advocates have long heralded a reduction in noise pollution (in addition to lowered air pollution) as an advantage of electric vehicles, not everyone is convinced that silent cars are a good thing. We use our senses to navigate through life and when one or more of them are diminished, ...

Carlos Ghosn: EVs could account 10 percent of global sales in 2020 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Renault-Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn is a firm believer in the future of electric cars. According to an interview for le Journal du Dimanche, Ghosn says he expects the world's EV market will rise to six million vehicles per year, which is 10 percent of global sales. Ghosn also explained that ...

Euro Nissan Qashqai crossover may get through-the-road hybrid in 2010 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Nissan Qashqai compact crossover is set for an update in 2010 and it may get a new through-the-road hybrid system. The Qashqa, built at Nissan's UK plant and sold in European markets, currently uses a conventional all wheel drive system driven by a take-off from the front transaxle. The new ...

Going Green: Hybrid sales increase again in August 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Buoyed by Cash for Clunkers for the second month in a row, hybrid sales looked pretty darn good overall. Let's look at a few numbers. The biggest winner of the month was Nissan, which posted an almost unheard of 207-percent gain last month over August of 2008. Delving a bit deeper, Nissan's ...

Nissan to deploy methanol fuel cell material handling equipment 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee assembly plant will soon be cutting its CO2 emissions and improving productivity. The plant is retrofitting 60 material handling tugs that are used to move parts around with new methanol fuel cells. The tugs are currently fitted with lead acid batteries that have to be ...

Nissan and Showa Shell partner to test solar quick charge system 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan is preparing to make a major push, starting next year, with its new LEAF EV and the ability to quick charge it is one of the primary selling points. However, doing 480V charging on a wide scale is problematic. First of all, there are almost no such charging stations in existence today. ...

Hands on: Japan to get standard charging stations 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the things that can prevent widespread adoption of electric cars is not having a standard charging system. Just ask Betamax or HD DVD how the lack of a standard can hurt. European EV fans can breathe easy because the authorities have reached an agreement on a model created by a company ...

At Witz' End: Turning over a new (Nissan) LEAF 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Had lunch the other day with Nissan North America Product Planning Vice President Larry Dominique. He is the point man for communicating Nissan's green-vehicle vision, beginning with its soon-to-come LEAF battery electric car. A few minutes earlier, he had presented exactly that to a large roomful ...

Nissan LEAF vs. Chevy Volt challenge, deluxe edition 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, we ran a poll on which car AutoblogGreen readers preferred: the Chevy Volt or the Nissan LEAF (the Volt won). We were talking with some green car advocates recently who proposed the following scenario: what if Nissan is able to sell the LEAF and a standard ICE vehicle for the same ...

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