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One of the leading car manufacturers Nissan plans to introduce its electric cars product line to the United States by 2010. According to the sources, “Renault-Nissan alliance” will invest between $500 million to $1 billion dollars in electric cars. Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said the company expects to sell a broad range of electric vehicles globally by 2012, beginning with a small number, in the hundreds of vehicles, in the U.S. According to the sources, Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012.
Mr. Ghosn added that “with customers in emerging markets like China and India clamoring for cars, the industry has a responsibility to invest in the cleanest vehicles possible. The question is how we participate in the growth of emerging markets, while doing it in a way that is not in contradiction with the fact that a lot of people are sensitive to the emission levels and the preservation of the planet.”
Meanwhile other leading automobile manufacturers including Mitsubishi, General Motors and Toyota are working on battery-powered vehicles with small engines for recharging. General Motors plans to start producing the Chevrolet Volt in 2010 and Toyota expects to offer a similar “plug-in” hybrid around the same time.
Renault has also promises “a range of electric vehicles” beginning with a sedan for the Israel market, before bringing an EV to America within two years.
Nissan is among the top three Asian rivals of the “big three” in the U.S. Currently they are the third largest Japanese car manufacturer.
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