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By: Renault-Nissan Charges Ahead With Electric Cars in China – Earth2Tech

Renault-Nissan Charges Ahead With Electric Cars in China – Earth2Tech — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:15:11 +0000

[...] The project has been more than a year in the making — Wuhan and Renault-Nissan initially signed a memorandum of understanding, “to promote the development of zero-emission mobility in China,” back in April 2009. And in late 2008, the president of Nissan’s China division announced that the automaker aimed to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012. [...]

By: Lesson from Debate Over China’s Electric Car Incentives: Don’t Forget the Drivers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:42 +0000

[...] Nissan, recently said his company does not have plans to produce electric cars in China, despite plans to sell electric vehicles there by 2012. The Journal’s Norihiko Shirouzu reports that while Nissan has not ruled out producing [...]

By: Why Volkswagen Wants BYD in Its Battery Mix

Why Volkswagen Wants BYD in Its Battery Mix — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:01:06 +0000

[...] isn’t the only would-be player in the nascent electric vehicle market with an eye on China. As we noted earlier this month, Frost [...]

By: China’s Cars to Go (Mostly) Electric Within A Decade, Says Report [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Tue, 05 May 2009 19:28:54 +0000

[...] leading producer of EVs and eventually also electric buses. The Renault-Nissan Alliance, planning to roll out electric cars (and charging infrastructure) as part of a pilot project in central China’s Wuhan by 2011, will [...]

By: China’s Cars to Go (Mostly) Electric Within A Decade, Says Report

China’s Cars to Go (Mostly) Electric Within A Decade, Says Report — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:08:18 +0000

By: China’s Electric Cars & the Road to an Affordable EV [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:49:16 +0000

[...] to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. Nissan announced plans in November to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012. On Friday, the Renault-Nissan [...]

By: China’s Electric Cars & the Road to an Affordable EV

China’s Electric Cars & the Road to an Affordable EV — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:02:27 +0000

By: SAIC to Develop Hybrid and Electric Cars « Earth2Tech

SAIC to Develop Hybrid and Electric Cars « Earth2Tech — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:55:02 +0000

[...] than just BYD for the domestic market alone. Earlier this month, Japan’s Nissan Motor said it had its own plans to pitch an electric car to Chinese consumers. The president of Nissan’s China division said [...]

By: Nissan: Killin’ It With Electric Cars : tinyComb

Nissan: Killin’ It With Electric Cars : tinyComb — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:34:59 +0000

[...] president and CEO, Carolos Ghosn, recently made a trip to China, where the company plans to supply electric vehicles by [...]

By: Garry G

Garry G — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:03:07 +0000

Thanks for the post…

I think there is a bigger story than most people in the US realize…

There are strong indications that the electric vehicle industry (batteries, fuel cells and capacitors) is likely to launch (and could stay) in Asia where existing supply chains, raw materials and labor are ready to go.

The globalization of the electric vehicle industry is completely off the radar of the mainstream public- so thanks for the post! Big fan of Earth2Tech!

Garry G
Editor
The Energy Roadmap
http://www.theenergyroadmap.com