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P/Oed Patriot (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
F or those of you that Still don't know what the Smart Grid Is listen to my Radio Program where I discuss the Smart Grid: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/poedpatriot Needless to say, the Smart Grid will Control every aspect of your life and even give the Government the Power to Tax you by the Mile since your Electric car will talk to the Smart Grid. What Electric Car you Ask? The Electric Car that the...
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Web Wonderings (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Nissan CEO is bullish for Leaf's success, says million plug-ins by 2015 - Beyond Fossil Fuel : "Speaking at the U.S. launch of the Nissan Leaf this morning in Dodgertown, Los Angeles, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn was supremely optimistic about the chances of his company's first electric vehicle – and plug-ins in general – in the U.S. market. 'This car should sell without advertising,'...
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Wheels (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The latest battery car from Nissan, announced at the Tokyo Motor Show by Nissan's president and chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, will be a luxury Infiniti to complement (and probably borrow some technology from) the forthcoming 2011 Nissan Leaf.
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Luxury brand Infiniti will introduce an electric vehicle in the near future, said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Details were scarce, but the car will be zero-emissions, which means all-electric, as well as...
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Nissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn said the automaker is considering launching four electric vehicles for the mass market, including a two-seater, urban-use model.
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Nissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn has said the automaker was unlikely to resume recuiting staff in Japan until exports recovered and that automakers were still struggling to adapt to the yen's sharp appreciation.
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BUSINESS ERA (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Nissan’s main selling point for the Leaf is not just that its a specialty urban runabout, but rather, it was designed as an everyday vehicle that meets the needs of 70% of the world’s mo torists. Strictly speaking, we think Nissan’s perspec tive has been based upon practicality (though important) more than the needs of motorists in terms of exterior design. From Nissan ’s point...
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Automotive News Clip (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
2011 Nissan LEAF Zero-emission Concept Car"Nissan LEAF is a tremendous accomplishment - one in which all Nissan employees can take great pride," said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "We have been working tirelessly to make this day a reality - the unveiling of a real-world car that has zero - not simply reduced - emissions. It's the first step in what is sure to be an exciting...
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Nissan introduced the LEAF, their lithium powered sedan with the 100 mile range. The LEAF is set to launch in 2010 in Japan, the US and in Europe. Nissan isn't giving anything away yet, but they expect the electric vehicle to be competitively priced in the range of a well-equipped C-segment vehicle. Nissan expects to mass-market the leaf as a global car by 2012. At the unveiling, Nissan CEO Ghosn said...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A new electric vehicle by Nissan Motor Co. will be introduced in late 2010, the company announced from its Yokohama, Japan, headquarters Sunday. The full design of the Leaf, a hatchback, was unveiled at the company's birthplace at a ceremony to open the new eco-friendly headquarters in Kanagawa Prefecture. ''This car represents a real breakthrough,'' Nissan President...
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eurocarblog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Production of the first Nissan electric car will start at the end of 2010, as revealed by Nissan president Carlos Ghosn. In the initial phase, 50,000 vehicles are expected to be manufactured in the[...]
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CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a production capacity of 50,000 vehicles a year. The facility, which is scheduled to employ 750 workers at start of...
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Nissan president Carlos Ghosn inaugurated the company’s new $200 million St. Petersburg, Russia, assembly plant today. The factory, which began production of the Teana sedan (pictured) and X-Trail SUV, is expected to build about 50,000 vehicles annually for the Russian and Eastern European markets. “This is Nissan’s breakthrough in Russia,” said Ghosn in a statement. [...]
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 04/13/2009
Mitsubishi Motors will start selling its new battery-powered car dubbed "iMiEV" in Japan this coming July while Nissan Motor plans to follow suit next year. Toyota Motor, meanwhile, says it will launch a plug-in hybrid vehicle sometime in the "early 2010s." I agree with Nissan President Carlos Ghosn, who says he is convinced that by around 2030, there will no longer be any motor...
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Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 01/25/2009
Nikkei. Global sales of new cars will likely drop 14% to 55 million units in 2009, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn said at the Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Worldwide new car sales dropped 9% in 2008....