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Nissan installs more wind turbines at Sunderland plant

Nov 8th 2007 3:56PM - 2 Comments

Nissan seems to both boost its green image and save some money in electricity by installing two additional windmill turbines at its Sunderland plant. This means that the eight wind turbines there will be able to produce six percent of the ...

Nissan announces new model to replace the Micra

Jun 4th 2008 1:13PM - 0 Comments

The somewhat funky Micra is going to be replaced in 2010. Nissan announced that its British plant in Sunderland, as well as other plants in four Leading Competitive Countries, will be building its replacement. It will be made from a new A-car ...

Nissan looking at UK, Portugal for two new battery plants

Jul 20th 2009 10:20AM - 0 Comments

Nissan EV-02 - Click above for high-res image gallery That Nissan is interested in building battery packs for plug-in vehicles in the countries where it wants to make its upcoming electric vehicles, including the U.S. and somewhere in Europe, is ...

Geneva preview: Nissan Qazana teaser shines a light

Feb 13th 2009 3:14PM - 1 Comment

Click on the teaser above for the hi-res gallery For those folks tired of looking ridiculous riding about in their ocean liner-sized Armada (sorry to be the one to break it to you) and who would like to stay true to the Nissan brand, the ...

Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi goes into production

Apr 18th 2007 8:04AM - 1 Comment

Nissan's Sunderland, UK plant has kicked off production of the Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi. The Qashqai is the automaker's new, British-built sporty crossover, which will be sold in Europe and other markets outside the United States. With production of ...

Toyota also installing wind turbines in Wales plant

Nov 18th 2007 10:23AM - 1 Comment

We already knew about Nissan's installation of wind turbines in its Sunderland plant and solar panels in its Barcelona plant. This sort of greening up is, indeed, a good idea, an idea which Toyota is now copying for its engine plant in Flintshire, ...

Nissan to get UK government help for EV production

Mar 20th 2009 3:47PM - 0 Comments

Most of the news regarding Nissan's electric vehicle efforts of late have revolved around signing agreements with governments around the world to build out public charging infrastructure. Today, British Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is visiting ...

British Business Secretary says Nissan should make batteries in UK

Mar 22nd 2009 11:26AM - 1 Comment

Lord Mandelson, the British Business Secretary visited a Nissan factory in Sunderland on Friday and got to see the Qazana crossover concept which will go into production there next year. Nissan is also expected to add production of electric vehicles ...

Nissan to save some CO2 by installing solar panels on Spanish plants

Jun 8th 2007 8:49AM - 1 Comment

In an effort to both save some euros off the electricity bill and some CO2 from hitting the environment, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, will install 606 solar panels at its Barcelona (Spain) vehicle plant by the end of this summer. which will cover a ...

Yokohama plants 30,000 trees near Hiratsuka Factory

Jan 17th 2008 11:58AM - 1 Comment

In 2008, if your factories aren't the cleanest in the world, you can always compensate with some kind of carbon-balancing intervention to fix things. Such is the case of tiremaker Yokohama Rubber Company (YRC), which just announced that it's going ...

Ford uses wind to produce diesel engines

Apr 6th 2008 2:53PM - 3 Comments

Wind-power is proving a popular choice for automakers in their quest to curb costs and present an environmentally-aware public face. Nissan has eight turbines at its Sunderland plant, Toyota has one planned for its Flintshire, Wales factory and even ...

Nissan wins 2008 Carles Ferrer Salat Award for solar installations

May 19th 2008 7:23PM - 0 Comments

Though Nissan's solar projects in Spain have been around for a while now, they are still getting attention from many eco-minded people around the world. Proof of this can be seen again as Nissan has recently been awarded the 2008 Carles Ferrer Salat ...

Nissan introduces new diesel engine for the Note

Jul 18th 2008 6:03PM - 0 Comments

Few of our North American readers might know the Note. It's Nissan's interpretation of the subcompact minivan, which can seat five comfortably and adds versatility with the outer dimensions of a subcompact car. The range of available engines was a ...

Report: Nissan Qazana and Nuvu could join EV lineup

Aug 1st 2009 11:05AM - 2 Comments

Nissan Qazana Concept - click above for a high-res image gallery The new Nissan EV that is debuting this weekend is just the first of a whole series of electrically-driven vehicles from the Japanese automaker. Among the future additions to the ...


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