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Revenge of the Electric Car: Plug It In on DVD

Linda Hassler | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Tesla Motors, Carlos Ghosn, Tesla-Roadster, Chris Paine, Tim Robbins, Greg "Gadget" Abbott, Elon Musk, Nissan Renault, Bob Lutz, Leslie Hassler, General Motors, Susan Sarandon, Who Killed the Electric Car, Silicon Valley, Entertainment News
Linda Hassler

After making his successful 2006 film, Who Killed The Electric Car, director Chris Paine was elated to learn the auto industry was finally committing to electric cars (EVs).

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Renault-Nissan CEO Angling To Lead Electric Vehicle Market

David Kiley | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Detroit Auto Show 2012, Naias 2012, Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Electric Vehicle, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, Renault-Nissan, Detroit Auto Show, Detroit News
David Kiley

When Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn starts talking about electric cars, it's easy to think at least one house on every block in America will have one in a decade or two.

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Jump-Starting the Fan Base

Chris Paine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tesla, Bob Lutz, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Who Killed the Electric Car, Electric Cars, Nissan, Volt, Documentaries, Revenge of the Electric Car, Facebook, Elon Musk, Leaf, Indie Film, Entertainment News
Chris Paine

Five years after Who Killed the Electric Car, we have a new documentary and a dramatic new era both for electric cars and movie distribution. How the world's changed.

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Last Tango in Davos ... Globalism and Social Media Hook Up

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Davos, Carlos Ghosn, Social Media, Twitter, Bill Gates, Edelman, Ratan Tata, Globalism, World Economic Forum, Silicon Valley, Hilary Clinton, Lawrence Lessig, Henry Luce, Jery Rubin, Barack Obama, Media News
Eric Ehrmann

Social media needs to grow up before living out its half-life like most other social experiments do or it will get co-opted by the globalist whale.

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Friday is LA's EV day -- Nissan's Leaf Hits Dodger Stadium, Santa Monica

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan Leaf, Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Santa Monica, Dodger Stadium, Tennessee, Carlos Ghosn, Business News
Steve Parker

For its first public showings outside Japan, Nissan's all-new Leaf "pure EV" plug-in electric sedan will see the first light of an American day at a press event this Friday morning at Dodger Stadium.

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Nissan Electric Car: Mass Production Coming In 2012

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Electric Car, Carlos Ghosn, Toyota Motor Corp, Green Technology, Sustainability, Business News

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday its electric vehicles will be affordable, setting sights on the potentially lucrative market wit...

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Nissan Leaf EV: One Man's Vision, Now Reality

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Carson Daly, Nissan Design International, Tesla Motors, Chrysler, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ev1, General Motors, Electric Cars, Detroit, Nissan Altima Hybrid, BMW Mini E, Howard Stringer, Yutaka Katayama, Nbc, Nashville, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Leaf, Tokyo-Japan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Soichiro Honda, Los Angeles, Sunderland UK, Chevrolet Volt, Tokyo Motor Show, Yokohama, Datsun, Smyrna, La Jolla, David Letterman, Akio Morita, Sony, Business News
Steve Parker

When Nissan introduced their close-to-production Leaf electric vehicle yesterday, we caught a glimpse of transportation's future. You can bet that today oil companies are somewhat nervous.

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Brazil's Earth Day Present: A Sustainable Energy Policy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Americas Summit, Biofuels, Brazil, Enron, Renewable Energy, Lula, Fiat, Vw, Carlos Ghosn, Obama, K Street Lobbyists, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Orange Line, Cta Chicago, Citroen, Tata Nano, Carbon Fooprint, New York Mta, Curitiba, Ratan Tata, Ethanol, Beltway Bandits, Davidow, Solar Power, Nissan Renault, 2-Cv, Earth Day, São Paulo-Brazil, Green News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.

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Nissan's Carlos Ghosn: 20,000 Jobs Slashed, First Loss In 9 Years

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Carlos Gosn, Japanese Auto Makers, Carlos Ghosn, Carlos Ghosn Nissan, Japanese Cars, Nissan Job Cuts, Business News

TOKYO — Nissan announced 20,000 job cuts Monday, the deepest reduction among Japan's automakers in battling the global downturn, as it forecast ...

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Ten most significant import cars, 2008 and beyond

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Happy New Year! We've had the pleasure of helping to create and now write and and moderate this automotive blog beginning in June, 2008, and so far i...

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Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, the 205-mile per hour, $100,000, 2009 Corvette ZR1 is relegated to the very rear of the Chevrolet exhibit, like the "adults only" section in video stores.

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Lamborghini hybrids, Citroen diesel/electrics, Honda's Prius-fighter, budget Ferraris and more from the Paris Car Show

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Opening in the shadow of the worst auto sales in the US in over 15 years, the biennial Paris Car Show begins welcoming the public this Saturday and ru...

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, American Motors, Jaguar, Tesla Motors, Tata Motors, Chrysler, Buick, Andrew Card, Dodge Viper, Cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Humvees, General Motors, Nascar, Nissan, Carl Levin, Hummer, Saabs, Kurt Busch, Range Rover, Bob Nardelli, Toyota, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Santa Monica Airport, Detroit Three, Ford, Chevrolet, AM General, Volvo, Barack Obama, Cerberus, Pontiac, Cadillac, h3, H1, H2, Avanti, Cancun, Mishawaka, Studebaker, Gmc, Shreveport, Business News
Steve Parker

Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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Detroit Three's Plan Greener Future -- Too Little, Too Late?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

GM is promoting the non-existent Chevrolet Volt, telling Olympics viewers it will be manufactured in 2010, but that's not definite. They say its gasoline powers a "generator" which keeps on-board batteries juiced-up.

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Understanding The Chrysler-Nissan Deal

Business Week | David Welch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Chrysler, Carmakers, Cerberus Capital Management, Chrysler-Nissan Deal, Compact Cars, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan-Chrysler Deal, Business News

As a name, Renault-Nissan-Chrysler goes together like chardonnay, sushi, and barbecue. Could such a business tieup be in the works? Nissan Motor (NSA...

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Ghosn Says US Auto Market in Recession

AP | KELLY OLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renault, U.S. Economy, Renault SA, Nissan Motor, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, Recession Fears, Recession, Ghosn Recession, Auto Industry, Business News

SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Nissan Motor Co. said even if the United States is not in recession, its auto industry is. "We are very lucid ...

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