nissan ev Archives – The Green Optimistic

Nissan Home Battery Giving New Life to Old EV Energy Storage

Mila Luleva — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:44:03 +0000

Nissan is officially entering the field of commercial energy storage, as the company will reveal on Monday how they plan to reuse old LEAF batteries. It is only just over a month after Tesla revealed details about the revolutionary home battery– Powerwall, and we already see other big car manufacturers wanting a piece of the energy […]

The post Nissan Home Battery Giving New Life to Old EV Energy Storage appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Unveils 100% Electric Reefer

Benji Jerew — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:34:29 +0000

In order to get goods from place to place, especially temperature sensitive goods such as food items, delivery drivers use refrigerated trucks, reefers, to get the job done. Various manufacturers have turned to electrification to reduce emissions of some of their local delivery vehicles, typically pure electric trucks, which only drive a limited route and […]

The post Nissan Unveils 100% Electric Reefer appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan to Produce Electric Vehicles in China by 2015

Benji Jerew — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:21:13 +0000

Until now, the only Nissan electric vehicles [EV], such as the Nissan Leaf, that could be found in China, had to be imported. Thousands of Nissan Leaf have been imported into china since 2011, but in a recent press release, Nissan announced that was all going to change. Partnering with the Dongfeng Motor Company Limited […]

The post Nissan to Produce Electric Vehicles in China by 2015 appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Leaf Gets Upgraded and Cheaper, Will We See it in the US?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:18:45 +0000

No matter where you happen to drive, considering an electric vehicle [EV] may not be very appealing, once you consider charging time and limited range. After all, if you “run out of juice,” you can’t just stop at any gas station and “fill up.” Nissan Senior Vice President Masaaki Nishizawa says the Leaf does away […]

The post Nissan Leaf Gets Upgraded and Cheaper, Will We See it in the US? appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Launching Cheap and Fast EV Charger to U.S. Market

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:41:50 +0000

Nissan is going to introduce their newest and most powerful electric vehicle charger in the U.S.. The fun fact is that, despite its initial price of $9,900, this will be the cheapest EV quick charger in the world, almost three times cheaper than the competitors’. The new charger will use a 480-volt DC line that […]

The post Nissan Launching Cheap and Fast EV Charger to U.S. Market appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Electric Nissan Leaf to Be Sold for Under 30,000 Euros Starting December

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:50:49 +0000

The electric car that caught most of the attention from the press lately is Nissan Leaf, presented as being the first mass-market electric car. The Netherlands will be the country that Nissan is going to sell it first, probably because of the country's green orientation. The unveiling will take place in December this year.

The post Electric Nissan Leaf to Be Sold for Under 30,000 Euros Starting December appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Plans to Recycle Old EV Batteries to Wind Power Industry

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:41:06 +0000

To greenify their car-supported existence, Nissan has taken the decision to recycle all the old batteries from electric cars by giving them to wind farm developers - of course, at a low price.

The post Nissan Plans to Recycle Old EV Batteries to Wind Power Industry appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Planning to Install Their New EV Rapid Charger Every 80km Around Japan

Mircea Sandru — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:46:00 +0000

In order to promote the newly-developed rapid charger, Nissan has planned installing it in 200 stores throughout Japan. To avoid those situations when the batteries die when you least expect them to, Nissan has developed a network of similar charging stations. So, with 200 stations across Japan and with a 40km-radius circle around each charger, you can not remain without batteries.

The post Nissan Planning to Install Their New EV Rapid Charger Every 80km Around Japan appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Nissan Quits Hybrid & Hydrogen Cars: Pursues Battery Powered

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:21:38 +0000

Though some say electric cars will keep away from our daily usage for the next couple of decades, Nissan people have decided they will not pursue the same trend with the majority, and will switch from hydrogen or hybrid cars to purely electric ones (battery powered).

The post Nissan Quits Hybrid & Hydrogen Cars: Pursues Battery Powered appeared first on The Green Optimistic.