Car Chute

Stuttgart (dpa) – The brand name Denza has been chosen for a new joint venture electric car being created by Germany’s Daimler and BYD of China, Daimler announced in Stuttgart.

Designed as a China-only marque, few details are known about the five-door Denza which is set to spearhead a range of affordable electromobiles. It is thought that first model will be based on the first generation Mercedes B model, which was originally designed to take batteries.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Nissan Americas officials joined Gov. Pat Quinn and representatives from the City of Chicago to announce the Illinois rollout of the all-electric Nissan LEAF for this fall. Nissan has accelerated the launch of Nissan LEAF in Illinois in response to strong consumer demand and supported by plans that include an extensive electric car charging network in Chicago and surrounding suburbs in the coming year.

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“Governor Quinn, Mayor Emmanuel and other visionary Chicago-area leaders have paved the way for mass market adoption of electric cars in their community,” said Scott Becker, senior vice president, Administration and Finance, Nissan Americas. “Chicagoland consumers want a transportation solution that uses no gas and produces no emissions, and the introduction of the Nissan LEAF to Illinois makes that a reality.”
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As I mentioned before, the evolution of cars from gas guzzlers to electric suckers is inevitable if you want to help the environment shape up. With car manufacturers recognizing the effects of using gas powered vehicles to the environment, most of them are looking for ways to create green cars that won’t alienate their current gas powered car customers and lovers. One of these manufacturers is Nissan as they just showed off their green car: The Leaf.

“This is not a golf car, it’s a real car,” Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told the crowd. The Leaf, with motors equal to a 100-horsepower gas engine, can be recharged to 80% capacity in a half hour, of fully overnight. The five-passenger sedan can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 10 seconds.

As with most problems with green cars, it is extremely expensive! According to the article, there’s a very big chance that the price will range from $25,000 to $30,000. Now whether this will go down as more people buy green cars is really up for debate, but in the long run, the price of maintaining this is a heck of a lot cheaper.

The next problem now are the charging stations–and it looks like Nissan is actively participating in setting up the stations. It should push the other car manufacturers to do their share in making the world better for everyone. I’m hoping that this starts the ball rolling for more electric cars in the future.

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NovaCharge, the exclusive Southeast authorized channel for ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations from Coulomb Technologies, today announced a sales distribution agreement with Green Energy Marketing & Consulting of Tallahassee. GEMC is a leader in promoting electric transportation and related products and services in the state of Florida. NovaCharge and GEMC will combine their talents to promote sales and installation of the ChargePoint Network to Florida’s businesses, community colleges and universities, electric utilities, and government agencies.

A kickoff event, The Electric Car: The Past Meets the Future, will be held on September 19 at The Tallahassee Antique Car Museum in Tallahassee, FL from 11 AM to 2 PM. The public is invited to come see and learn about the vehicles. Featured at the show will be a 1907 electric Babcock and a 2009 Tesla Roadster. The cars will be charging from the 50KW solar array that powers a portion of the 100,000 sq. ft. museum thus creating an eco-friendly, greenhouse gas-free, charging solution.

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