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Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling* a go-cart Monday that isn’t ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission* cars.
Nissan Motor Co. is planning to produce 250,000 electric vehicles a year, starting with the Leaf electric car set for delivery in Japan and the United States in December, and next year in Europe.
Its alliance partner Renault SA of France is planning to produce another 250,000 electric vehicles a year.
The two companies together will produce 500,000 batteries for EVs a year, said Nissan, which makes batteries with Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp.
Corporate vice president Hideaki Watanabe said Nissan boasts 18 years of development experience in lithium-ion* batteries, which will power the Leaf, and the company developed its first electric vehicle in 1947. Lithium-ion batteries are common in devices like laptops* but will be relatively new for autos.
The tiny electric vehicle is called “Nissan New Mobility CONCEPT.”
It has a range of a 100 kilometers, and maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour. The EV system was developed by Renault, but the car’s design was by Nissan.
Some analysts are skeptical* about the practicality of electric vehicles, noting they will make up only a tiny fraction of the overall auto market for some years to come.
Watanabe did not give a price for the concept car. He said uses were still being studied, such as amusement parks and Yokohama city’s green mobility projects.
Nissan said it is setting up charging stations for electric vehicles, and forging partnerships with governments and companies, now climbing to more than 80 around the world from 30 last year in an effort to make the move to electric successful.
“That shows how interest in zero-emissions is growing,” said Watanabe.
Nissan has set up a company to recycle used EV batteries to reuse and repackage, as well as reselling for back-up and storage.(SD-Agencies)
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