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Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on EVs
10 April 2009
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has entered a partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) for Zero-Emission Mobility, a first step in bringing Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) to China.
Nissan will provide MIIT with electric vehicle (EV) information and propose a comprehensive plan, including a blueprint for a battery-charging network and programs for mass-marketing EVs. The Chinese government has launched a pilot program of “new energy vehicles” to be rolled out to the public transport sector in 13 cities.
Nissan will work with the Wuhan municipal government as the first pilot city for zero emission mobility for further development of planning after the signing of the MOU with MIIT. Wuhan is the capital city of central Hubei province.
Nissan believes that zero emissions are the ultimate direction for alternative energy vehicles. We are establishing innovative partnerships with governments, cities and agencies to promote EVs worldwide, and in China we will work closely with our local partners to develop the EV market.
—Toshiyuki Shiga, chief operating officer of Nissan
The Renault-Nissan Alliance, which says it aims to be the global leader in zero-emission mobility, will bring electric vehicles to China in early 2011, making China one of the first countries to be supplied with electric vehicles from the Alliance. In 2012, Nissan and Renault will mass-market electric vehicles globally.
The Alliance has formed partnerships with 19 governments, cities and other organizations to advance the deployment of EVs worldwide. The Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, UK, France, Switzerland, and Ireland.
In the United States, the Alliance is exploring ways to promote zero-emission mobility and the development of an EV infrastructure in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, and Tucson, Arizona.
April 10, 2009 in China, Electric (Battery) | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: Reel$$ | April 10, 2009 at 04:09 AM
Reel$$
It seems that you may not have read your history nor visited a Walmart store recently.
It seems obvious that China will have millions of EVs and BEVs before we have our first one thousand.
Let's hope that our leaders will visit the place soon and come back with good ideas.
PHEVs may be a wortwhile interim solution, at least until such time as batteries performance is drastically increased, up to 1000Wh/Kg, and cost is reduced to about $200/Kwh.
In the longer time frame (10 to 15 years), pure EVs will be built in greater numbers than ICE, HEVs and PHEVs.
Posted by: HarveyD | April 10, 2009 at 06:44 AM
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