Nissan wants to bring electric cars to the U.S. and Japan by 2010 and to the world by 2012, the automaker announced Tuesday. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in 2005 called gas-electric hybrids "niche products," but he's changed his tune, declaring that his company is determined to demonstrate "zero-emission-vehicle leadership." While General Motors and Toyota also have plans to bring electric vehicles to market, Nissan is the first to say it will mass-produce affordable, all-electric cars on a global scale. "We are not interested in some 'Stars Wars' prototype," says Ghosn, "but in really bringing a mass market product that everybody can buy."
source: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal
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rwelborn Posted 12:26 am
14 May 2008
Does it have to take this long, will I really have to pay 10 bucks a gallon while waiting?
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GoodCheer Posted 4:26 am
14 May 2008
I'm not advocating for one over the other, but I do wish the media could keep their definitions straight.
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GoodCheer Posted 4:48 am
14 May 2008
Renault (search for "Project Better Place")
Mitsubishi (MiEV)
Subaru (R1e)
And then there are the new companies:
Tesla
Aptera
GreenVehicles
And a bunch of others that are probably further from getting rubber onto the road.
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