Nissan LEAF named one of Time's top 50 inventions of 2009
green.autoblog.com 13 days ago — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for hi-res gallery As we approach the waning days of 2009, it's time for everyone to compile their lists of best and worst of this and that for the year. Time magazine is no exception to this grand tradition and typically publishes many such lists every ...

Nissan, Sumitomo to Recycle Electric Car Batteries
online.wsj.com 10/21/2009 — YOSHIO TAKAHASHI TOKYO— Nissan Motor Co. and Sumitomo Corp. said they will establish a joint venture to recycle lithium-ion electric car batteries. The recycling effort could give Nissan an early lead in the fledgling market for electric cars by ...

REPORT: Nissan's Ghosn rules out hybrid-only models like Toyota Prius, Honda Insight
green.autoblog.com 10/22/2009 — Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Quick, think of a hybrid automobile. Got it? Are you thinking of the Toyota Prius ? Pretty much everyone instantly recognizes the well-known profile of the Prius, and it's by far the most popular fuel miser on ...

Officially, official: Nissan Leaf reservations start in the spring; 20,000 predicted by end of 2010
green.autoblog.com 10/1/2009 — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for hi-res image gallery Nissan has made it official: pre-orders for the Leaf electric car will start in spring 2010. The company said that, "Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since the company unveiled the car in August." ...

Nissan to lease LEAF battery for $150/month
green.autoblog.com 9/19/2009 — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Aside from the issue of limited range, the biggest problem with electric vehicles in the near term is expected to be cost . Mitsubishi has already announced that the starting price for its diminutive iMiEV in Japan will be ...

REPORT: Nissan already working on next-gen battery tech
green.autoblog.com 10/20/2009 — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Though the Nissan Leaf has yet to even sniff a dealer's lot anywhere in the world, the automaker's Chief, Carlos Ghosn, says his company is already hard at work on the electric car's next-gen battery technology. Not ...

Nissan and Reliant Energy team up to promote EV infrastructure
green.autoblog.com 11 days ago — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery At the U.S. launch of the Nissan LEAF EV tour on Friday, the automaker announced a partnership with Reliant Energy to promote the build out of a suitable infrastructure for the vehicles. The two companies will create plans to ...

Tokyo 2009: Nissan confirms three EVs for production, including Infiniti
green.autoblog.com 10/21/2009 — Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery We're here at the Tokyo Motor Show , where CEO Carlos Ghosn has just confirmed that Nissan, Renault's Japanese alliance partner, will boast a lineup of at least ...

REPORT: Nissan may offer optional higher-capacity batteries at premium
green.autoblog.com 10 days ago — 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery It looks like Tesla probably won't be alone in offering different-sized battery packs in its future electric vehicles. At a U.S. launch event for the Leaf electric car on Friday, a Nissan product planner Mark Perry told Paul ...

REPORT: Nissan working on Tata Nano-like cheap car strategy
green.autoblog.com 25 days ago — India's Tata Nano has seemingly shown the world's remaining automakers that it's possible to build a small, inexpensive car for emerging markets that's still profitable. You can reportedly count Nissan among the car makers that are paying attention and the Japanese automaker has plans to ...

Toyota enters EV charger market — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen 23 days ago
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 4 November 2009 at 10:29:00 Auto giant reveals plans for solar powered electric car charging stations Eager to cement its position as a leading player in the fast expanding low carbon vehicle ...

Kevin Grandia: Coal Industry Coloring Book Spins "Clean Coal" for Kids — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 22 days ago
Someone just sent one of the most ridiculous pieces of propaganda the coal lobby has produced to date. Put out by the West Virginia Coal Association and their Friends of Coal front group, the "Let's Learn About Coal" coloring book, pretty much ...

Toyota applies flower power to Prius plant — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen 21 days ago
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Friday 6 November 2009 at 11:08:00 New species planted on factory roof to help cool building and combat air pollution Toyota has created a new species of pollution-eating flower to help counter criticisms ...

Renault-Nissan move to power up electric vehicle vision — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen 21 days ago
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Friday 6 November 2009 at 13:03:00 French deal aims to produce 100,000 electric car batteries a year from 2012 The Renault-Nissan Alliance took another step towards its goal of delivering mainstream electric ...

Will Overfishing Leave The Tuna Industry Dry? (VIDEO) — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 21 days ago
As global demand for sushi and canned tuna escalates, fishermen are struggling to bring in a sizable catch. Tuna companies' shipments have halved due to dwindling fish populations, endangering the fish populations and the livelihoods of entire ...