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REPORT: Nissan considering building EVs and batteries in the U.S.

Earlier this year, Nissan applied for low interest loans under the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing incentive Program. In order to qualify for those loans, Nissan would have to use it to build something in the U.S. It now appears that if Nissan gets the loan it will put in a line to build electric vehicles at its Smyrna, Tennessee assembly plant. The line, which is expected to have a capacity of 50-100,000 units annually, could be up and running by 2012. Automotive Energy Supply Company, the Nissan-NEC battery ... Read more →

Nissan-NEC JV to invest for 200,000 Li-ion batteries annually by 2011 Sam Abuelsamid

Nissan and NEC are apparently seeing a lot of potential for their lithium battery joint venture. The Japanese Nikkei is reporting that Automotive Energy Supply Corp. will spend upwards of $1.1 billion ...

Nissan to invest $115 million for mass production of lithium ion batteries Jeremy Korzeniewski

Nissan admits that it has fallen behind when it comes to eco-friendly automobile technology, and it's working hard at rectifying that situation. With all of Nissan's ambitious plans for electric and ...

NEC offers tours that offset carbon emissions Xavier Navarro

NEC Corporation has decided to take action to protect the planet: they currently offer tours in which they plant trees that offset CO2 emissions. For instance, NEC took 20 employees to Kangaroo ...

Nissan opens a new technology center in Japan, tests new batteries Jeremy Korzeniewski

Much has been said regarding lithium ion batteries throughout the last twelve months or so. Most of what has been said is that automakers need to invest research, development, time and money into ...

Nissan and NEC to start lithium ion battery joint venture 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan and NEC are teaming up for a new joint venture to develop and produce lithium ion battery packs for hybrid and electric cars. The new venture will start mass producing batteries in 2009 which should be just in time for Nissan's previously announced in-house developed hybrid system. ...

NEC in talks to partner with Nissan on lithium ion batteries 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As we reported earlier, Nissan plans to create a new series of hybrid vehicles to be released in 2010. It was just announced that Nissan may partner with NEC to create lithium ion batteries suitable for use in hybrid vehicles, reportedly also to be released in 2010. Currently, Nissan purchases ...


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