Nissan says it can solve one of the most challenging problems for green cars: cost . GreenTech Media : The Leaf is the first in a series of electric town cars from the Nissan Renault Alliance. All electrics will constitute 10 percent of the company's cars by 2020, CEO Carlos Ghosn has said. The Leaf will be released next year for around $30,000, according to an early rough estimate. Nissan will likely vary the sales model. Consumers in some areas will be able to buy the whole car while in ot
The rush to produce more energy-efficient automobiles is fueling aggressive efforts by China’s automotive sector. “The fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles should account for 10 percent of the total industry in 2012,” Science and Technology Minister Wang Gang said recently in Beijing. That expectation is twice the 5 percent share that the Chinese government called for in its automobile industry restructuring and revitalization plan announced in January. With China’s vehicle output expec
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that a California luxury automaker will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at a former General Motors plant in Delaware, The Associated Press reported.The White House said Sunday that Mr. Biden, a former senator from Delaware, will make a major announcement about the future of the former G.M. plant in Wilmington, Del., along with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and state officials.According to The Wall Street Journal, California start-up Fi
As it did with the Z4 M, Bmw rules out also the 5-Series GT M version. According to a report from Autocar, it appears that there are no plans for a sporty 5-Series GT and that the flagship will be the twin-turbo V8 550i. That’s too bad because we wanted to see the powerful V8 engine from the X5 M and X6 M on the 5-Series GT.[via autocar] Related PostsOfficial: 2009 Bmw X5 E70 by HartgeInfiniti planning new rival for Audi A3 and Bmw 1-SeriesBmw wants to position its electric cars as premium vehic
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