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Japan's Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will invest at least $1.1 billion to make lithium-ion batteries
Japan's Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will invest at least $1.1 billion to make lithium-ion batteries for about 200,000 electric and hybrid cars annually in 2011 or later, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
Dec. 29, 2008
EOS and Renault-Nissan Alliance "Zero-Emission" future in Switzerland
Swiss electric utility company Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS) and the Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced they are working together to develop solutions for zero-emission mobility in Switzerland through the promotion of electric vehicles and the analysis of the establishment of a battery-charging network.
Dec. 16, 2008
Carlos Ghosn elected 2009 ACEA President
The Board of Directors of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, has elected Carlos Ghosn as its new President. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, will take over from Christian Streiff, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën, on 1 January 2009.
Dec. 5, 2008
Portugal and Renault-Nissan Alliance Implement EV Agreement for 2010
The Government of Portugal and the Renault-Nissan Alliance announced a comprehensive partnership to deliver zero emission mobility to Portugal from 2010. The plan will utilize electric vehicles supplied by the Alliance, and will leverage an extensive charging network that will be built across Portugal over the next three years.
Nov. 24, 2008
Monaco and Renault-Nissan alliance to develop zero-emission future
The Government of Monaco and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are working together to promote the use of electric vehicles in the Principality.
Nov. 20, 2008
Nissan GT-R wins Car of the Year Technology Award
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is proud that the NISSAN GT-R supercar has won the Most Advanced Technology Award, one of the highly coveted awards of Car of the Year Japan 2008-2009.
Nov. 12, 2008
Partnership between Renault Nissan alliance and EDF objective: zero emissions
Renault and French electric utility EDF today signed a memorandum of understanding to create, starting with France, a large scale zero-emissions individual transport and travel system. The objective is to establish electric cars as a viable and attractive transport solution for consumers. The partnership was officially launched today by Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and Nissan, and Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman and CEO of EDF.
Oct. 9, 2008
Nissan adds economical Pure Drive badge
From early next year in Europe and Japan, Nissan will introduce the Pure Drive badge to its range of cars that produce the lowest emissions, or those featuring technology that reduces fuel consumption significantly.
Oct. 3, 2008
Sharp Corporation Nissan, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp Jointly Develop World's First Mobile Phone with Built-in Intelligent Key
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Sharp Corporation announced today that they have jointly developed a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key for automobiles - a world's first*1. The device will incorporate Nissan's Intelligent Key system, already a standard feature in various Nissan vehicles.
Sep. 30, 2008
Nissan Robot Car
What better way to advance the development of crash prevention technology than to mimic some of the best proponents of collision avoidance in the natural world? Bees.
In a surprising project that will be unveiled at CEATEC, the humble bumblebee has given engineers at Nissan Motor Co.’s Advanced Technology Center a strategic hint at how to design the next generation of crash-avoidance systems.
Sep. 26, 2008
Nissan launches educational website for children - online virtual visits of Nissan’s Barcelona Plant
Nissan’s Barcelona plant has launched a new educational website to coincide with the start of the new school term www.fabricanissan.com. The child-friendly website aims to teach all about the daily operations of a car factory whilst making learning fun for the younger audience. Pupils will also have the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the factory at Nissan’s Zona Franca plant in Barcelona.
Sep. 16, 2008
Nissan doubles the power density of fuel cell stack
Nissan Motor Company Ltd. has developed a new fuel cell stack with double the power density of the previous generation stack. The new fuel cell stack also achieves a 35 percent cost reduction mainly due to half the use of platinum, a key material used in the production of fuel cell stacks. Test fleets incorporating the improved fuel cell stacks will be operational by the end of this year.
Aug. 14, 2008
Nissan Previews Next Generation Environmental Vehicles
Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled all-electric and original hybrid electric prototype vehicles, both powered by advanced lithium-ion batteries. Under the NISSAN GT 2012 business plan, the company has committed to zero-emission vehicle leadership, and has announced plans to introduce an all-electric vehicle in 2010 and mass market globally in 2012.
Aug. 6, 2008
Eleven minutes, 58 seconds and zero emissions
Lap runs on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany's Eifel region are often cancelled due to rain. But the wet weather didn't stop Nissan from taking its X-TRAIL fuel cell vehicle for a spin on the course recently, making Nissan the first automaker to record an FCV lap on the famous race track.
Jul 24, 2008
Portugal and the Renault Nissan alliance to partner for zero-emission mobility
The Government of Portugal and the Renault Nissan Alliance today announced a partnership to promote zero-emission mobility across that country. The partnership was launched today in Lisbon, in the presence of Mr. José Sócrates, the Prime Minister of Portugal, and Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and President and CEO of Nissan.
Jul 9, 2008
Compact Li-ION battery-powered Nissan forklift concept to debut at CeMAT 2008
Nissan Forklift will debut its first Li-ION powered forklift concept model at the CeMAT 2008 logistics exhibition, to be held at Hannover from May 27-31.
May 30, 2008
RENAULT-NISSAN alliance zeros in on emission free vehicles and advanced FCV prototypes
A zero-emission motoring future has moved two steps closer thanks to environmental commitments from the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
May 29, 2008
Nissan and Nec joint venture - AESC - starts operations
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary NEC TOKIN Corporation, today announced that its joint-venture company – Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) – has begun full operations. AESC’s start of operation follows the announcement of the joint-venture in April 2007.
May. 19, 2008
Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place pursue their strategy of zero-emission vehicles in Denmark
The Renault-Nissan Alliance actively supports the initiative of Project Better Place which announced today its second deployment in Denmark.
Mar. 27, 2008
Nissan official partner of EVER MONACO 2008
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., is taking another opportunity to showcase its latest environmental innovations by becoming an official partner of EVER Monaco 2008, an automotive show devoted to Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies.
Feb. 20, 2008
Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place prepare for first mass produced electric vehicles
In a significant move towards reducing CO2 car emissions as well as particles pollution, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and the enterprise Project Better Place (www.betterplace.com) aim to create a breakthrough with electric vehicles in Israel. The solution framework comes in response to the Israeli State's challenge to the auto industry and its supply chain to migrate the country's transportation infrastructure to renewable sources of energy.