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Risen from the dead! Honda-Nissan merger reanimates with both still keen to join forces to fund future EV and next-gen tech

EV Central

But that would only happen with a new Nissan boss installed who is more willing to “manage internal opposition. might be wary of installing a westerner when Carlos Ghosns time as boss ended with him under arrest, then escaping and now on the run in Lebanon.

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ECOtality installs first DC fast charger in Tennessee

Green Car Congress

ECOtality and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store unveiled the first Blink Direct Current (DC) Fast Charger in Tennessee at the Lebanon Cracker Barrel location. With real time communication capabilities, the Blink DC Fast Charger supports energy usage data evaluation with an internal energy meter.

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Carlos Ghosn Isn't So Sure About the Honda-Nissan Merger

The Truth About Cars

Carlos Ghosn Nissans former CEO Carlos Ghosn is still living in Lebanon with a Japanese arrest warrant, but that hasnt stopped him from speaking out against the automakers desire to merge with Honda. Ghosn did have a few good things to say about Nissan, specifically the Armada, the international version of which he said he drives.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Holland, MI Lebanon, OR (Entek). Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Honeywell International Inc. The Recovery Act awards for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing are, by category: Cell, Battery, and Materials Manufacturing Facilities: $1,247 million. DOE Award ($mil.). Project locations.

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Biden: U.S. electric car charging pile factory will have a “ripple effect”

Setec Powerr

The factory, located in Lebanon, east of Nashville, Tennessee, is expected to produce as many as 30,000 electric vehicle chargers a year and create 500 jobs, the White House said. Biden said charging electric cars in the U.S. will become “quick and easy.” ” “This plant will help build America and help U.S.

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Sentences tossed for three who helped Ghosn departure

Baua Electric

A Turkish courtroom acquitted 3 nation over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s departure by the use of Istanbul to Lebanon later absconding Japan, a legal professional for one of the vital defendants mentioned. He denied the fee and mentioned his detention used to be a part of a plot via Nissan executives to cancel a merger.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). in Russian and Soviet history, Soviet economics, and International economics, and MBA in finance and marketing. Their need for revenue is intensifying rather than moderating.