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First Sketch of Volkswagen NMS (New Mid-Size Sedan)

First Sketch of Volkswagen NMS (New Mid-Size Sedan)

American television station WRCB has managed to get hold of a sketches lying around on Volkswagen NMS designer’s desk. Seen before in the form of a test mule, the NMS (temporarily called the New Mid-size Sedan) will be a car built for America at America (VW’s new plant at Tennessee, Chattanooga) and by the radical looks of this sketch, is obviously designed by an American as well.

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Entry posted on February 12th, 2009 and filed under Volkswagen

Nissan Electric Vehicle in 2012- Affordable Lithium Ion Technology

Nissan Electric Vehicle in 2012- Affordable Lithium Ion Technology

Although Nissan may be lagging behind its cross-country rivals in hybrid technology, the Japanese automaker is moving full steam ahead with with its electric vehicle plans. Nissan is just as ready to do battle on this front as well (after the famous GT-R & Porsche Nurburgring row)

“The difference is that we have made different choices. Several automakers chose to experiment with hybrid vehicles, but everyone knows this technology is only transitional. We have concentrated on what we believe to be the real solution in the future, electric cars. And from this point of view, our technology is already well established,” claims Nissan’s spokesperson.

Nissan’s EV will have an operating range of 160 kilometres, recharge to 80 % capacity in less than 26 minutes and cost less than 70 cents per full charge. We put it head to head with the Tata Nano. Read to find out more.

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Entry posted on November 28th, 2008 and filed under Electric vehicles, Future cars, Nissan