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Renault-Nissan announces location of lithium battery plant in Portugal

Renault and Nissan made it known many months ago that they intended to build lithium ion battery plants in Europe to supply all of the electric vehicles that they will be introducing in the next several years. The first battery plant will be going to Portugal and will be located at an existing Renault complex 155 miles north of Lisbon. The plant will have an initial capacity of supplying packs for 50,000 vehicles a year from 2012. The alliance partners will spend €160 Million on the battery plant and create 200 new jobs. The ... Read more →

REPORT: Suzuki ripe for takeover, VW and Renault-Nissan interested Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to the Nikkei in Japan and the Financial Times in the UK (via TTAC, which kindly assembled all the info in one place), Suzuki looks ripe for a takeover. Though the automaker is a serious ...

Renault launches sustainable mobility website Sam Abuelsamid

The Renault-Nissan alliance is pushing forward perhaps harder than any other established automaker with its electric vehicle efforts. Between the French and Japanese, brands they plan to have as ...

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

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 ...

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 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 management company will be working with the automakers to bring electric vehicles to fleet customers. ...

Renault-Nissan alliance confirms EV deal with China, starting in Wuhan 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 infrastructure there. The first pilot test program will start in the city of Wuhan with the Chinese ...

Ireland goes electric with Renault-Nissan Alliance 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 have signed an agreement that is expected to see battery-powered vehicles running around the Emerald ...

Zurich joins the Renault-Nissan EV bandwagon 9 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 9 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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