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Nissan to spend $1 billion on U.S. battery plant, 4 more plants in Europe

Nissan was one of the three recipients in the first round of low interest loans through the U.S. Department of Energy's ATVM program along with Ford and Tesla. Nissan will be getting $1.6 billion from the program that will be used to re-tool part of its Smyrna, Tennessee factory to build electric cars and lithium ion batteries. Out of that amount, apparently over $1 billion will be needed just for the battery production capacity. The battery plant will consist of three production modules each of which is capable of producing 54,000 ... Read more →

Renault-Nissan planning slow/fast charging and battery swap for Europe EVs Sam Abuelsamid

If reports coming from AutoCar are accurate, Renault and Nissan are planning three "energizing" options for customers when its first EVs arrive on the continent in 2011. The first two are ...

LeasePlan hooks up with Renault-Nissan to bring EVs to Europe Sam Abuelsamid

The Renault-Nissan alliance's plans for world domination with electric vehicles takes another step forward today with the announcement of an agreement with LeasePlan. The Dutch leasing and fleet ...

Renault-Nissan alliance confirms EV deal with China, starting in Wuhan Sam Abuelsamid

The Renault-Nissan alliance has officially confirmed the agreement that has been struck with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for developing an electric vehicle market and ...

Ireland goes electric with Renault-Nissan Alliance Sam Abuelsamid

Ireland has decided to go the plug-in route for its future transportation needs courtesy of the Renault Nissan Alliance. The Irish government, the Franco-Japanese automakers and electric utility ESB ...

Zurich joins the Renault-Nissan EV bandwagon 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Zurich, Switzerland is the latest city to hook up with the Renault Nissan alliance for the promotion of electric vehicle infrastructure. Zurich and its municipal electric utility, ewz, will investigate what it will take to make widespread use of EVs viable in the city and region. A public meeting ...

Renault-Nissan and greentomatocars to launch London EV cab fleet 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Renault-Nissan has reached an agreement with London's greentomatocars to work on bringing electric taxis to the UK capital. The Franco-Japanese alliance and the British hire-car company will be members of the Partnership for Zero-Emission-Mobility. The first stage of the partnership will establish ...

Nissan-Renault and Tennessee to collaborate on zero emission vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Renault-Nissan Alliance had added another locale to its roster of partnerships for spreading electric drive to the masses. This time the Franco-Japanese alliance is hooking up with its US home base, Tennessee. The state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority will work together to ...


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