The price of the Nissan Leaf has been cut to$46,990 driveaway for a limited time as part of a three-pronged effort by Nissan Australia to shift more units of its slow-selling electric car. With a recommended retail price of$51,500,the ...
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UK - Production house sevens7 recently approached XL Events to supply a range of visual solutions to Nissan for an innovative Future : Today roadshow and driver experience promoting the new LEAF electric car which is currently touring ...
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Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for "industrial-cooperation bridging plan" on Nov. 29, which will promote industrial cooperation between the two nations for 11 industries, including photovoltaic, LED (light-emitting ...
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French carmaker Renault has signed a framework agreement with China's Dongfeng Motor Group to produce cars, including electric car and SUV, in the country by 2014. The deal is expected to be concluded by the end of this year and provide ...
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The Mazda CX-5 has won Japan's prestigious Car of the Year award. The SUV beat the likes of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports car twins to become the first Mazda to win its domestic Car of the Year since the MX-5 in 2005. The CX-5,the ...
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National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has acquired major part of the bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab Automobile, for an undisclosed sum, defeating a bid from China's Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile. NEVS is an international ...
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US-based electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive is planning to launch its electric car Karma in China, this November. Fisker Karma is powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated with a pair of electric ...
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Manufacturer of lithium-based battery cells China BAK has secured an order from FAW-Volkswagen Automotive to supply a sample of its lithium-ion batteries. The company will delivery three of its lithium-ion battery units to FAW-Volkswagen ...
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Annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in China will reach only 45,000 units by 2015, increasing to 152,000 vehicles in 2017, according to a report from Pike Research. The report found that the figure represents less than 1% of ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has received $10m grant from the California Energy Commission in the US to manufacture the Model X sport utility vehicle (SUV). Tesla will further invest $50m to purchase equipment for the components of ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor’s (TMC) global hybrid vehicles sales have reached four million units until April 2012, starting from its first gas-electric car launched in 1997. The company is currently selling 18 type of hybrid ...
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US based electric car maker Fisker Automotive is planning to set up a new Tech centre in southern Michigan which will be opened by the end of 2013. The new tech centre is expected to produce Fisker's Atlantic sedan, which was planned to ...
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Ford, General Electric and the University of Michigan are working together to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system to extend the life of car batteries over conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs). GE will use ...
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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Magna E-Car Systems (Magna E-Car) have agreed to form a $200m joint venture (JV) to co-develop automotive Li-ion batteries. The new JV called MAHY E-CELL will be 60% owned by Magna E-Car, while HHI will ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype NSC-2015 self-driving electric car at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The new prototype car, which is a modified version of Japanese ...