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Nissan and Renault Equipped to Produce Up to 500,000 EV Batteries Annually

 
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Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn announced late last week that his company along with partner Renault are equipped and ready to produce up to 500,000 batteries for EVs annually.  The companies will hold off production numbers until market condition determine the need for such output, but the capability will be there when the time comes.

The Nissan Leaf will go on sale next year with a scheduled global release in 2012.  The global release will be on a mass production scale and Nissan has secured production of batteries to meet demand.

As CEO Ghosn said, "We have the loans, we have the agreements with different governments and we are engaging 500,000 batteries."  Ghosn did not commit to a date to reach the target number of one half million units, but did announce the companies abilities to reach production numbers.  Nissan and partner Renault have several EVs in the works in the coming years and will likely need hundreds of thousands of batteries to support their large rollout.

According to Ghosn, Nissan is committed to bringing electric vehicles to the masses at an affordable price.  As Ghosn said, " I will not sell an electric car that is 25 percent more expensive than a gasoline powered one"

Ghosn has stated before that Nissan will be the worldwide leader in EV technology.  He has also focused on low prices for EV to reach a mass market.  With innovative technology at an affordable price, Nissan could indeed lead the way.

Source:  Reuters





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  1. By  JC Jacquemin Posted: 11/5/2009 5:52am PST

    I confirm that this engagement has been largely publicized in Belgium. The largest diffusion magazine in the French-speaking part of Belgium, Le Vif-l'Express, has a full page of advertizing devoted to the E-Renault concepts whith a very clear motto : an affordable car for everyone.
    Long life to the E-cars from Nissan and Renault,
    JC NPNS
     
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  2. By  eric E Posted: 11/5/2009 12:19pm PST

    Looks like Nissan will be the "first electric car" for millions of people.
    Smart... very smart.
    And with the ability to quick charge where available, Nissan will create a cult like customer following that will insure their success as "THE electric car company".
    As I've always said... I will buy the first highway capable, commercially available electric car I can get my hands on. Looks like it's going to be a Nissan!
     
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  3. By BobS Posted: 11/5/2009 1:46pm PST

    500,000 batteries? Is that 1 battery per vehicle? Or does it take say 100 batteries linked together to create the "battery" for the car? I assume 1 to 1 but that is not entirely clear.
     
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  4. By author Posted: 11/5/2009 4:03pm PST

    To BobS, your assumption is right. 1 battery for 1 car. Cars use numerous cells linked together, but the reference to a battery implies the complete unit which is a 1 to 1 ratio.
     
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  5. By Noel Park Posted: 11/5/2009 4:45pm PST

    Hi Jean-Charles. Best regards.
    This is pretty amazing stuff, if true. And, I have to admit, Carlos Ghosn has a lot of credibility. BTW, I wonder if he will continue with F1 racing, given the withdrawl of Toyota?
     
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