Unlike the Big Three,Renault-Nissan alliance working with Sonoma Co., Oregon and Monaco for a greener tomorrow
By Susan Wilson
Rather than fly a private jet to Washington to ask for money, Renault-Nissan is working with Sonoma County, the state of Oregon and the country of Monaco to develop an infrastructure that will support zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs), specifically electric vehicles (EVs) manufactured and provided by Nissan.
In the last three days, Nissan has announced partnerships with all three entities. Nissan has a great deal of experience with these ventures. Nissan has previously worked with Israel, France, Denmark, Portugal, and Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, the state of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Valley Authority to create ZEV initiatives.
Nissan is working to create a developing infrastructure for the electric car that it will be producing in the United States in 2010. Two years after that, Nissan will be mass marketing ZEVs globally.
Rather than whining to Congress and the Governor of California like the big three car manufacturers, Nissan is willing to work with California and Oregon to meet more stringent emissions standards and improve the air quality out West. Nissan has been working to develop cars that get better gas mileage and spew less pollution.
The company also has several car factories in the U.S. Best of all, Nissan hasn’t asked for any government handouts because the company builds cars that are economically as well as environmentally sound.
Matt Jansen reported that one company has already been recruited to provide charging stations in San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland, California. That company is Better Place, a California company that specializes in creating electric vehicle infrastructure.
As previously reported, Better Place has worked with France, Israel and Denmark to create the same type of electric vehicle infrastructure that Nissan is working with Sonoma county, Oregon, and Monaco to create.
Once the infrastructure is in place. Nissan will be providing ZEVs to each of its government partners.
Finally, if GM, Ford and Chrysler wind up laying off workers, it looks as if Nissan can provide jobs.
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November 25th, 2008
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