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Nissan announces green programme progression

Green Cars News

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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Nissan to breathe new life into lithium-ion batteries

Green Cars News

What will happen to lithium-ion batteries once they have been used in electric cars? Nissan and Sumitomo Corporation believe they can find the answer. By applying these batteries on a large scale, there could be a significant net reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Nissan to introduce new global platform and compact car

Green Cars News

The V-Platform is expected to be incorporated into at least two other models over the next three years as Nissan instigates measures to begin production of its new model at overseas manufacturing sites such as India, China and Thailand rather than focusing on established markets such as the US, Europe and Japan.

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UK pricing revealed for new Prius

Green Cars News

Having already stacked up pre-orders in Japan, the pricing of the third generation model has now been revealed for UK motorists. Its CO2 emissions have been slashed to a market-best 89g/km and its fuel consumption has been improved to 72.4mpg. Is the new Toyota Prius the most eagerly anticipated vehicle of 2009?

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Kia join chorus of calls to start Hydrogen Infrastructure

Green Cars News

Korean car manufacturer Kia is the latest carmaker to add their weight behind a joint ‘Letter of Understanding’ being sent out to governments, energy companies and other organisations to develop accessible hydrogen infrastructure for future fuel cell electric vehicles.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). On the other side are two allied car makers, Frances Renault SA and Japans Nissan Motor Co., as well as Honda Motor Co.

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