Latest Green Car News
Nissan reveals new Invitation B-segment car
More Geneva news today, as Nissan reveals that it will be unveiling a new B-segment car called Invitation. Designed to sit somewhere between the Micra and the Juke, the new Invitation concept is not just a concept with Nissan already confirming that the model will be due to launch in the UK from 2013. It’s [...]
Nissan moves to number two in the Americas
Japanese carmaker Nissan is now ranked as the number two Asian automotive brand in the Americas– after an incredible year that saw it record 1,561,230 vehicle sales across its Nissan and Infiniti brands. Already established as Japan’s second largest carmaker, Nissan is now set to invest heavily on furthering its ambitions in the region. It [...]
Printing firm invests in EV fleet and fast charger
A Nottingham-based printing firm is taking advantage of zero emission-and near zero cost-motoring thanks to a fleet of no less than six Nissan Leaf electric cars. With a huge solar panel array on the 43,000 square foot roof of RCS Printers Plc the cars can largely recharge using clean, renewable energy harvested for free. The [...]
Nissan LEAF batteries to enjoy second life
What happens to the lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF at the end of the vehicle’s lifespan? A new partnership aims to address that question. 4R Energy, Nissan North America, ABB and Sumitomo Corporation of America have teamed up to examine the re-use of the batteries. They have tested residential and commercial applications [...]
Study: Electric cars are ready for the daily commute
Its one of the perceived drawbacks of electric cars – will they be able to handle our daily journeys, allowing us to charge them overnight? Now a statistical analysis of the National Household Travel Survey by two Columbia doctoral candidates has investigated the issue. Looking at data from 150,147 households gathered between March 2008 and [...]
Nissan ramps up partnership with Mercedes-Benz
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has furthered its alliance with German carmaker Daimler after agreeing to manufacture Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder petrol engines at its Decherd, Tennessee, assembly plant. Its engines will be used for both Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models with production to start in 2014. It will have installed capacity of 250,000 units per year. According to Dr [...]
Nissan makes world debut of electric NV200 van
Nissan’s first electric van is making its world debut today, just one of the highlights to be savoured on the opening day of the Detroit Motor Show. The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) as it is formally known will be the first show to display the near-production ready e-NV200; which is already being trialled [...]
Manufacturer Spotlight: Ford
Where we stand: January, 2012 The second largest automotive company in the US and fifth largest in the world, Ford has not been slow to join the green car race. Having been the innovator in large scale manufacturing of cars and large scale management of an industrial workforce, it is now looking to bring that [...]
Nissan and Beijing team up for traffic dispersion
The potential of traffic dispersion by using dynamic route guidance with IT devices is under investigation thanks to a new agreement between Nissan and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport. Together they have agreed to begin a large-scale demonstration test under a memorandum of understanding on the New Traffic Information System Model Project, signed by [...]
Nissan and FedEx test NV200 electric van in London
A new electric van is to start courier duties this week, as Nissan delivers a prototype NV200 EV to FedEx as part of a two month trial of the vehicle taking part in London. The trial will aim to assess how well the electric van can cope with the rigours of the job as a [...]
