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Nissan to use Kobe Steel’s low-CO? steel and green aluminum for Nissan models

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor and Kobe Steel announced that Nissan plans to use Kobenable Steel for Nissan models from January 2023 onward. Kobe Steel will also supply Nissan with aluminum sheets made from green-aluminum raw materials. Nissan aims to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the entire product life cycle by 2050.

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Nissan unveils prototype production facility for all-solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

Nissan unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells, which the company aims to bring to market in 2028. This prototype facility, within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, is aimed to further promote the development of all-solid-state-batteries.

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Nissan feels the heat from BYD’s EV price war in China

Electrek

Nissan is the latest victim of BYD’s “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. After BYD’s aggressive price cuts this year, Nissan is shutting down a factory in China as it struggles to keep up.

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Nissan Demonstrates Autonomous-Drive Mobility Services Progress on Public Roads

CleanTechnica EVs

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan has commenced demonstrations of a prototype vehicle equipped with its in-house-developed, autonomous drive technologies — showcasing progress in its goal towards rolling out autonomous mobility services within fiscal year 2027. The Nissan LEAF prototype vehicle incorporates 14 cameras, 10 radars and 6 LIDAR sensors.

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Buckle Up & Sing Out Loud With Nissan Townstar Karaok-e

CleanTechnica EVs

Nissan builds a one-of-a-kind, 100% electric mobile karaoke studio using Townstar EV, bringing friends together for a musical journey like no other The unique Nissan Karaok-e demonstrates the versatility of the Townstar EV compact LCV platform for all types of business conversions Nissan Townstar EV five-seater Crew Van now available.

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Would You Rather: Ford Mustang vs Nissan Z

The Truth About Cars

While things have improved, we’re now confronting a situation where the 2024 Ford Mustang GT is running out of local rivals — so we have decided to pit it against the 2024 Nissan Z. This was originally going to be a match up between the Nissan Z and Toyota Supra. The Nissan is capable of covering the same amount of ground in 4.5

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Nissan Unveils the Nissan Hyper Tourer Concept

Electric Cars Report

Nissan unveiled the Nissan Hyper Tourer, the third vehicle in its series of advanced EV concepts for the Japan Mobility Show on October 25. It’s the third of ‘Hyper’ concepts revealed so far following the last week’s Nissan Hyper Adventure and the Nissan Hyper Urban which was unveiled on October 3.

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