Category Archives: International

Test drive of the BMW i3

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Perhaps the model for the EV of the future And people call the LEAF ugly? To call the BMW i3’s looks different is to be kind. With its extremely short snout and bizarre rear door window design BMW is boldly … Continue reading →

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Nissan e-NV200 to launch in Japan first

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Launch set for FY 2014 Based on the Nissan LEAF powertrain, the e-NV200 light commercial vehicle (LCV) will mark the second Nissan electric vehicle global launch. Production will begin in Barcelona, Spain in mid-2014. We have written many articles about … Continue reading →

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48 kWh LEAF in your future?

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan stuffs 48kWh battery into LEAF The Nissan Barcelona Technical Centre crew took three LEAFs to the Spain based ECOseries race series this season. Two of the vehicles were essentially stock with slight modifications to improve vehicle aerodynamics and reduce … Continue reading →

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100,000 EVs from Renault-Nissan Alliance

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Combined they’ve driven around the world 20 times It may be awhile before we see LEAF after LEAF after LEAF on US streets, but not a day goes by that we don’t see at least one other LEAF driving around … Continue reading →

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Bosch to partner with Mitsubishi, GS Yuasa on next gen lithium ion batteries

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Operations due to begin early 2014 Bosch, one of the leading global automobile suppliers, is partnering with Mitsubishi Corporation and GS Yuasa International to produce next generation high performance lithium ion batteries. GS Yuasa is a long-time lithium ion battery … Continue reading →

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Another EV battery breakthrough

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Potential for twice the current driving range A team from the Australian University of Wollongong’s Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (kind of sounds like where the X-Men came from) is developing an improved lithium-ion battery chemistry. Professor Zaiping Guo … Continue reading →

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