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Mar 08
Nissan Claims to Have 56,000 Preorders for LEAF Electric Car [Updated]
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Correction: It looks like BusinessWeek was wrong. A representative from Nissan contacted us 56,000 is not the number of pre-orders, but rather the number of people who have signed up on their website for more information about the LEAF once it is released. Incidentally, that number is now 71,000, and while it is a good sign for Nissan, it means a lot less for the future commercial success of the LEAF than actual pre-orders would.
And That's Just for the United States...
Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan and Renault, isn't the kind of guy who just dips his ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Mar 08
Kia Unveils the Venga Electric Concept Car (It Looks Production-Ready!)
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South-Korean Automakers Could Help Make EVs More Affordable
I have a love/hate relationship with concept cars. It's always fun to see what automotive engineers can come up with, and they have a lot more freedom to innovate with concept cars than with production models, but a lot of the time, the results can be impractical and/or silly, and you just know that they'll never make a production version. That's why I'm happy to see that Kia's electric car concept is based on a production model. Read on for the technical specs....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Mar 07
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