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    LeasePlan to Offer Nissan LEAF in Europe
    Nissan just announced that Dutch company LeasePlan is the first leasing company to strike a deal that will allow it to offer the Nissan LEAF electric car in Europe. Under the agreement, LeasePlan will purchase more than 100 Nissan LEAF electric cars from Nissan and will offer them to its customers in thirteen countries in Europe, starting in early 2011 in line with Nissan’s...
    by at September 21st, 2010 at 03:09 am
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    Opel Reveals Vivaro e-Concept at Hanover CV Show
    Opel’s Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with an extended range of up to 250 miles, will make its debut on Wednesday at the 2010 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany. The Opel Vivaro e-Concept is equipped with a 111 kWh lithium-ion battery that supply 370 Nm of power. The Vivaro e-Concept can achieve over 60 miles of pure electric driving range, and on longer...
    by at September 21st, 2010 at 02:09 am
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    Renault-Nissan, Cordoba Partner on Electric Vehicles
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed a new EV agreement, this time with Cordoba City Council, to pursue electric vehicle initiatives for the citizens of the Argentinean provincial capital. Under the agreement, The City of Cordoba and the Renault-Nissan will set up a joint working group will be set up to examine the viability of bringing electric vehicles in service in...
    by at September 21st, 2010 at 12:09 am
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    Transit Connect Electric Launches Ford European Electric Vehicle Program
    Ford released details on how the Transit Connect Electric will come to Europe, starting in 2011, at the Hanover Commercial Vehicle Show today. Ford plans to introduce, for European customers, five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its light commercial vehicle, C and CD and ranges, by 2013. The Transit Connect Electric is the first of these five vehicles to be introduced...
    by at September 20th, 2010 at 01:09 pm
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    Magna Opens EV System Development Center
    Magna E-Car Systems, a recently formed joint venture between Magna International and the Stronach Trust, announced Monday that it is opening a new hybrid- and electric-vehicle system development center, including a battery testing facility, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The 82,000-square-foot facility is located at 4121 North Atlantic Drive. Approximately 200 employees work...
    by at September 20th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
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    GM to Test Electric Cruze in Korea
    General Motors will launch a test fleet of electric Chevrolet Cruze cars in Seoul, South Korea at the end of October. The electric Cruze demo fleet will be the first full-size sedan electric vehicles to hit the road and will be powered by batteries from LG Chem and propulsion systems (motor/inverter) from LG Electronics. The EV demo fleet in South Korea will consist...
    by at September 19th, 2010 at 01:09 am
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    Saab 9-3 ePower – Saab’s First Electric Car
    Saab has released pictures of its first-ever electric car, the Saab 9-3 ePower, which will make its debut at the 2010 Paris Auto Show later this month. The Saab ePower is a result of a co-operation between Saab Automobile, Boston Power (batteries), Electroengine in Sweden AB (electric power trains), Innovatum (project management) and Power Circle (Sweden’s electric...
    by at September 17th, 2010 at 11:09 am
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    Ford Partners with Oncor on Electric Cars
    Ford announced partnership with Texas utility giant Oncor to prepare North Texas for the operation of electric cars. Ford and Oncor will work together to develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric cars as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand. Cooperation between Ford...
    by at September 17th, 2010 at 12:09 am
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    Nissan, Sumitomo Establish JV to Reuse Electric Car Batteries
    Nissan Motor Co and Sumitomo Corp had formed a joint venture aimed at commercializing used lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. Naming a second-life business for recyclable advanced lithium-ion batteries as the “4R Energy” business in October 2009, both companies started a joint study to “Reuse, Resell, Refabricate and Recycle” the lithium ion batteries...
    by at September 15th, 2010 at 04:09 am
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    BMW Reveals First Results from MINI-E Trial in UK
    As the second half of the twelve month MINI-E field trial begins this week, the outcome of interviews and objective data collected from the first three months, of the December to June 2010 phase of the trial has now been analyzed. The key results show that MINI and the BMW Group are gleaning valuable learning that will help shape the specification and operating characteristics...
    by at September 15th, 2010 at 01:09 am
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