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China, Nissan Strike Electric Car Deal

Nissan will create fleet, charging station network in Wuhan

By Clay Dillow,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2009 8:20 AM CDT
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(Newser) – China has tapped Nissan to set up an electric-car program in the city of Wuhan, relying on the automaker to set up a fleet of electric vehicles and charging stations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Beijing plans to produce 500,000 “new energy” vehicles by 2011, and recently selected 13 cities—including Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing—to collectively put 60,000 such vehicles on the road within four years.

For its part, Nissan is planning to roll out a compact-battery, all-electric car to corporate-fleet customers in the US and Japan next year. That same car will come to China in 2011 and Nissan is considering building the entire car, batteries included, in China in the future. Some automakers think 20% of China’s passenger-car sales will come from new-energy cars by 2020.

Nissan Motor Co.'s electric car EV-02 drives at the automaker's test course in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
Nissan Motor Co.'s electric car EV-02 drives at the automaker's test course in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Nissan Hybrid car drives at the automaker's test course in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
Nissan Hybrid car drives at the automaker's test course in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
The Nissan Denki Cube electric concept car on display at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
The Nissan Denki Cube electric concept car on display at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
A model sits at the wheel of the Nissan NuVu electric concept car during the second press day of the Paris Auto Show, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
A model sits at the wheel of the Nissan NuVu electric concept car during the second press day of the Paris Auto Show, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
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Zorro
Apr 9, 2009 10:21 AM CDT
I agree USA needs to stop resisting change... but in this case I'm happy to have the expense of being first taken on by another major power... the key will be whether the USA can dive in quickly after mass production for the new technologies are possible.
Robert_Dada
Apr 9, 2009 3:08 AM CDT
Every day, the good old USA falls further behind on a whole host of things, ending up sucking hind titty. How many right wing lunkheads still chant "America #1!" ?

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