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13 Key Questions and Answers about Nissan Leaf Battery Pack and Ordering

Yesterday’s groundbreaking for Nissan’s Smyrna, Tenn. battery plant allowed us to do a deep dive with Mark Perry, Nissan’s director of product planning for the Nissan Leaf. The new facility will thrust Nissan and the State of Tennessee into the forefront of global manufacturing of electric cars and the lithium batteries that power [...] [...]

Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010 introduced

Plug-in stations everywhere? But could it minimize plug-in vehicles? House and Senate leaders, aka the Electrification Coalition, are introducing an $11 billion package today to help create 5 — 8 “deployment communities” that can help jump-charge the electric vehicle industry in the US. According to the DetroitNews, however, there are still many differences between the House and Senate [...] [...]

Losing it: What’s up at Honda?

Too much focus on tomorrow? Too much focus on tomorrow? The hybrid for all of us. That was the promise of the Honda Insight. Instead, it’s been the hybrid for very few of us. Despite the fact that Honda beat Toyota to the hybrid game, Honda still has yet to show real leadership on hybrid cars. But it [...] [...]

STOCK QUOTES, HOROSCOPES AND MORE ADDED TO FORD SYNC CLOUD-BASED SERVICES; NO EXTRA FEES ATTACHED

Horoscopes, stock quotes, movie listings and access to airlines, rental cars and hotels are now just a voice command away for customers driving Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with the SYNC® app Traffic, Directions & Information (TDI). [...]

SIMPLEXGRINNELL ORDERS 200 FORD FUSION HYBRIDS IN EFFORT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International Company and industry leader in fire and life safety systems and services, recently ordered 200 Ford Fusion Hybrids as part of a company-wide effort to replace 25 percent of its sales fleet with hybrid vehicles. [...]

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Explains His Electric Car ‘Ah Hah’ Moment

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, arriving at the groundbreaking ceremony for a Tennessee facility in a prototype Nissan Leaf. Nissan today held a groundbreaking [...] [...]