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Nissan electric vehicles lead a zero-emission push, with the Leaf hatchback launching and EV batteries built in the UK and Portugal, backed by the Renault alliance to meet tightening emissions rules amid an industry downturn.

 

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Nissan electric vehicles are zero emission models like the Leaf backed by UK battery plants and Renault alliance funding.

  • Leaf EV to launch this year; built in Japan and the United States.
  • Nissan and Renault invest €4 billion (~US $5.5b) in EV projects.
  • EV batteries to be made in the UK and at a site in Portugal.
  • Sunderland plant employs about 4,000; built 5 millionth car in 2008.

 

Japanese auto group Nissan Motor Co Ltd is to build its Leaf electric car in Britain, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.

 

Carmakers worldwide are investing large sums in electric vehicles as they seek to meeting tightening regulations for emissions and keep green carmakers in the black amid a struggle to pull themselves out of a savage industry downturn.

Nissan has already announced production of the all-electric Leaf hatchback in Japan and the United States, with the car due to go on sale at the end of this year.

The company has not specified how much the car will cost, saying only that it will be competitive with similar-sized cars with conventional engines, while it plans to test electric car infrastructure in Tennessee to support early adoption.

Nissan, with French alliance partner Renault, are aggressive proponents of electric vehicle technology, as they plan to mass-produce electric cars in 2012 in key markets, together investing around 4 billion euros (US $5.5 billion) in electric vehicle projects.

Founded in 1984, Nissan's Sunderland factory in northeast Britain employs around 4,000 people and built its 5 millionth vehicle in June 2008.

Nissan said last month that its new Juke small crossover would be manufactured at Sunderland, even as it rolled out a new EV at its headquarters to showcase its technology.

Last year it announced that it would make batteries for electric vehicles in the UK, as well as at a site in Portugal.

 

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