Nissan, along with its parent company Renault, announced on Monday a partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric to further advance the electric vehicle charging network. The announcement also marks the start of Nissan’s coast-to-coast tour with its Cube EV prototype.
Nissan plans to introduce its first mass market electric vehicle in the United States in 2010, with the partnership with SDG&E viewed as a very important part of that plan. However, Nissan says its EV prototype doesn’t necessarily foreshadow the design of its 2010 production EV.
“Nissan through the Renault-Nissan Alliance has committed to being a global leader in zero-emission vehicles,” said Dominique Thormann, senior vice president, administration and finance, Nissan North America. “Nissan and SDG&E have a shared belief that the introduction and expansion of electric vehicles is one of the best solutions to reducing CO2 emissions. This partnership is an important step in making zero emissions a reality in San Diego.”
Under the agreement, Nissan will help SGE&G with “EV acquisition” and the promotion of an EV charging infrastructure. Both companies will also work with local companies and groups to “work towards the implementation and maintenance of a battery charging network and establish and support education activities designed to promote the use of EVs.”
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has already begun testing EVs in Israel, Denmark, Portugal and Japan.
03/24, 9:22 AM
posted by:
zfenderguy
Godd stuff right there. The day that everyday commuters move to EVs is the day we turn the tables on OPEC and internalize our energy infrastructure.
03/24, 9:22 AM
posted by:
zfenderguy
^Good stuff^.
03/24, 9:57 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
this would make a great electric car!
03/24, 12:53 PM
posted by:
Fit19
I’ll wager that Nissan sells more of these than the 2010 um, wait a sec, I mean the 2011 Volt, I think.
03/25, 2:04 PM
posted by:
hummah
San Diego is the perfect place to beta EV cars. Very temperate and really no need for A/C most of the time, and SD is full of eco-hippies and health nuts. Over here in Westen New York this idea wouldn’t work at all. Everyone here drives huge f*cking pickup trucks to and from the office, hauling absolutely nothing in the bed.
03/25, 5:26 PM
posted by:
shaver
Zero emmisions my ass. Self serving pricks (SDGE).
SDG&E imports well over half of its electricity from long distances, a lot of it from Mexico.
SDG&E is struggling to meet the 20% renewable std by 2010 that each county in CA is supposed to meet.
SDG&E struggles to meet demands in peak hrs in summer and has roaming black outs.
Maybe SDG&E should shut the F up about taking on more responsibility until it can meet the present demands of SD county.
03/27, 12:58 AM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Would someone PLEASE partner with NV Energy for an EV road test, and let me be a guinea pig?