Nissan Electrifies Rio Roads with BladeGlider
Nissan has unveiled a working prototype of its wedge-shaped Bladeglider concept in Brazil.
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Singapore And Delphi To Launch Pilot Of Autonomous, On-Demand Car Service
The island city-state has all the ingredients to make it the ideal proving ground for this new approach to personal mobility. While local authorities will handle the necessary infrastructure, tier-one automotive supplier Delphi has been selected to lead the vehicle technology side of the pilot program that will run from 2017 through 2019. Delphi and the Singapore Land Transport Authority
Read moreNissan Launches Sales Campaign to Boost EV Sales to Women
Motorline Nissan has launched a social media campaign to get 100 women to test drive a Leaf electric vehicle. The #LadiesLoveLEAF challenge is running at Motorline’s Nissan dealerships in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Dartford and Crawley between now and September 1. Customers can book a test drive over one day or take a Leaf away on a three to four-day loan.
Read moreMobileye Ends Partnership With Tesla
Mobileye NV said it would no longer provide its computer chips and algorithms to Tesla after a current contract ends due to disagreements about how the technology was deployed. Mobileye provides core technology for Tesla’s Autopilot system, which allows cars to drive themselves in limited conditions. It isn’t clear when Mobileye’s current contract with Tesla ends; a next generation Mobileye
Read moreRenault Zoe Climbs To #1
The European EV market had more than 17,000 registrations in May, representing just a 1% increase over June 2015. The slowdown in these last couple of months is largely due to fiscal changes in Germany. Nevertheless, the market is set to surpass 200,000 units by year end, possibly even reaching 250,000 units. Let’s look at the monthly ranking…. Despite dropping
Read moreRenault Samsung to produce next-generation engines for Renault, Nissan cars
Renault Samsung Motors said on July 25 it will produce next-generation engines for Renault and Nissan vehicles at its Busan plant. The Korean unit of France’s Renault Group had been competing with other overseas plants of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, including those in China and Japan, to host the strategic partner firms’ new engine production facilities. The company said it could
Read moreDaimler Accelerates Electric Car Plans
Germany’s Daimler has accelerated development of premium electric cars, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said, adding he saw the vehicle segment gaining market share. “We are adjusting our planning in this field,” he told analysts on Thursday during a call on second-quarter results. His remarks to analysts come as rivals Tesla and Volkswagen’s luxury brand Audi prepare their own push to
Read moreNissan labour of love: Employees Build 48 kWh LEAF Prototype in their Spare Time
In a demonstration of their passion for innovation, Nissan engineers have created a prototype Nissan LEAF with a 48 kWh battery – in their spare time. Following the manufacturer’s principles of on-going research and development of electric vehicles, the 48 kWh prototype carries a battery twice the size of the original Nissan LEAF production model, with a 75 percent increase
Read moreNISSAN Launches Auto Drive Features
Nissan Motor Co Ltd launched a suite of semi-autonomous driving functions on Wednesday stressing they were intended to assist and not replace drivers. Nissan’s ProPilot can drive a vehicle on single-lane motorways and navigate congestion. It said the feature will first appear on a Serena minivan model on sale in Japan from next month. Pushing a button on the steering
Read moreNISSAN Claims First Car Sold on Social Media
When Spanish Twitter user Raul Escolano sent out the Tweet #compraruncocheportwitter (“buy a car on Twitter” in English) in March of this year, Nissan eventually took him up on the challenge. In response to the Tweet, Nissan dealer Antamotor, based in Ferrol in the Corruna region of Spain, used Periscope to give Escolano a virtual tour of the Nissan X-Trail.
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