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Nissan: Killin’ It With Electric Cars

by David Heyerman on November 20, 2008

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  • Nissan’s been making serious moves lately in the electric car scene.
  • They announced their next generation of environmental vehicles back in August, which they plan to supply to the US by 2010, and globally by 2012.
  • They’ve already partnered to provide electric vehicles to esteemed San Francisco startup, Project Better Place, who just announced today they’ll be building a $1 billion car charging network in the Bay Area.
  • Nissan’s president and CEO, Carolos Ghosn, recently made a trip to China, where the company plans to supply electric vehicles by 2012.
  • Just yesterday, Nissan announced they will develop an electric vehicle charging network in partnership with the state of Oregon and utility, Portland General Electric.
  • It’s been an incredibly exciting day for everyone into the cleantech car scene, even more exciting for those living within the San Francisco and Portland metropolitan areas.  It seems to me that Nissan has been either lightly or heavily involved with most of the recent buzz.  Will these moves position Nissan to dominate the cleantech car industry, or will other manufacturers, ie Toyota, Honda easily catch up?

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Governor Of Michigan Meets With Better Place In Israel

by David Heyerman on November 19, 2008

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  • Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, took a trip to Israel over the weekend to meet with Project Better Place’s CEO, Shai Agassi.
  • Jennifer blogged about her experience saying, “We want to reduce our state’s and our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, and the advanced battery has the potential to do just that. We talked about future partnerships that might be viable for Michigan, and in Michigan, we know that new energy means new jobs.”
  • Interesting trip considering vice chairmen of GM, Bob Lutz, has been trash talking the project for a while now
  • Agassi’s already signed on Israel, Denmark, and Australia as partners with the electric car network.
  • Shai recently announced that the United States could implement the system for around $100 Billion, with San Francisco as a test location, for $1.5 Billion.

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Better Place’s CEO Addresses Next President: $100B For EV Car Network

by David Heyerman on October 22, 2008

  • Shai Agassi, Better Place’s CEO and Founder, announced in San Francisco Thursday night that the next president could have Better Place’s electric vehicle infrastructure up and running for $100 Billion.
  • Better Place aims at building an electric car network of charging spots and battery swapping locations throughout the country.
  • The incredibly ambitious, yet sensible startup has already signed on Israel and Denmark as beta countries; Israel at a cost $200 million.
  • To put things into perspective, Agassi explained that the US undergoes $100 Billion in oil imports within 2 months.
  • To keep everyone wanting more, Agassi also announced that he just signed on a third “large” country, which he will be announcing sometime next week.

tinyUPDATE:  Better Place just announced their third “large” country Agassi was talking about last week.  More information will come out tomorrow but Better Place says, “We selected Australia, the world’s sixth largest country, to show that our model works in any country, regardless of size.  If Australia can do it, so can others.”

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