No, this isn’t about the Nissan Leaf. Rather, a group of Danish drivers has successfully driven a pair of Nissan Qashqai crossover SUVs, modified to function as electric vehicles, from Copenhagen to Shanghai. It’s all part of the “Moto Mundo Electric World Tour.”
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Mitsubishi Motors has begun producing the European-specific version of its i-MiEV electric vehicle. Although Mitsubishi has already been selling the Japanese version of the i-MiEV for about a year, this marks the first first “full-fledged” export of the company’s compact EV.
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Mercedes-Benz Japan has begun testing the electric version of its compact Smart car on Japanese roads, according to several sources.
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China’s electric vehicle production capacity will reach one million units per year by 2020, a senior Chinese official forecast this week, according to a story published by the Xinhua News Agency.
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Following a recent swirl of debate and controversy as to whether the Chevy Volt is or isn’t a true, green-blooded, electric vehicle, GM has posted an entry on its blog entitled “Clearing Up Confusion About the Chevrolet Volt.”
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