Zero Emissions Vehicle For Sale in 2010

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has taken a lead in the emission free car arms race when they unveiled their brand new electric vehicle and hybrid models this week. The new Electric vehicle, nicknamed the EV-02, has a 660 pound lithium ion battery that is twice as powerful as the conventional hybrid battery. The boxy EV-02 zipped around Nissan's test course, accelerating faster than comparable gas powered cars... quieting electric car critics. Nissan also unveiled a new hybrid model, to compete with Toyota's popular Prius and Honda's Civic models. The dramatic unveiling of the electric vehicle made it clear that battery powered cars are at the center of Nissan's green strategy. The real winner in the no emissions arms race is the consumer, who will be paying less for gas, and the environment, as less emissions are released into the atmosphere. Nissan's new electric car and hybrid set to be released in the US and Japan in 2010, and the rest of the world in 2012. Now it's Toyota and Honda's turn to respond to up the green ante. This has been Elizabeth Chambers for LivingGreenChannel.com with your green update.

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[heaty007]

I'm sick of films talking about "next year bullshit". We want them now. Bring the damn EV to the market already.

[liveoilfree]

Promises of EVs are LIES. EVs don't need development, they need PRODUCTION.

Nissan is a FAILURE, and can't make a real EV; their Lithium vehicles were failures.

Only lead-acid or NiMH are proven for EVs; maybe some day, Lithium will be proven, but if they promise it now, it's FALSE.

[joaquinveyron]

"Battery weighting 660 pounds is twice as powerful as a hybrids battery"

So, you can go 20 kms and not only 10 kms purely electrically powered?? :-=)

GREAT SUCCESS!!! :-)

[donsjuand]

@EqualAndFree It would be useful. When people are considering their energy consumption, they might want to contact their energy authority to find out. I'm with Hydro Ontario and 60% is relatively clean Hydro and about 10% solar...beats gas any day.

[EqualAndFree]

@donsjuand It should be easy to produce a world map or a US map marking those areas where switching from gas to electric cars would result in a net reduction in carbon emissions. I think the areas would only be a small proportion of these map at present but the areas will grow over time.

[donsjuand]

@donsjuand I said wind and solar powered hydro lol! It should read: wind, solar and hydro.

[donsjuand]

@heaty007 Amen! And write your politicians telling them you want TRUE clean energy based on wind, solar and hydro (if done "properly"). Algae bio fuel has a future as well.

[donsjuand]

@EqualAndFree It depends on the source of fuel your state/province or country uses. In Canada there is a company called bullfrog that offers wind and solar powered hydro. Right now, it's a few cents more per KW. As industry relationships and policies evolve, the prices will come down. You can find out roughly how much more efficient electric vehicles are by researching the power mix used in your grid by contacting your local power authority and asking them where your power comes from.

[donsjuand]

@liveoilfree The Nissan Leaf travels pretty far (600+- kms/charge), looks nice, under 25 thousand and customers have good things to say about it.

[emforty2]

GM had an zero emmission vehicle the EV-1 20 years ago

but they crushed them all and bought HUMMER from AMC

now HUMMER is sold to the Chinese and GM is bankrupt and we bailed them out

so the CEOs can keep flying their corporate jets

[Tacky8523]

blehk the front of the car us UGGLYY

[EqualAndFree]

@liveoilfree

If you're going to pretend that these are "Zero Emission" cars why not also pretend that they're "Zero Energy" cars and that they have "Zero running cost"?

The truth is that they run by burning oil and coal in power stations then using the electricity to run the car. They still use energy, it still costs money and it still causes emissions. Studies by WWF show that the overall emission levels are just as high as gas or diesel cars. That's not living oil free!