Nissan Announces Several New Electric Vehicles

As Nissan prepares to launch its highly anticipated Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, the automaker has also announced that the same technology will be finding its way into Infiniti vehicles as well by 2012. An electric commercial van is also under development.

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced the company’s broad EV ambitions, as did numerous manufacturers at this year’s show. However, Bridgeport CT Nissan Parts asserts that promising a luxury car that balances style, performance, and zero emission helps Nissan standout from the slew of automakers bringing electric vehicles into the mainstream.

Electric vehicles have seen slow adoption as automakers struggle to make them reliable and profitable says one provider of Nissan car loans. But Nissan has quickly become one of the leading proponents of the technology compared with the range of green automotive technologies. Nissan will soon release the Leaf in late 2010 to the delight of new Nissan Washington DC shoppers, and the automaker hopes to sell around 150,000 units per year.

The new models should make Nissan a dominant player in the EV market. With its new NV200 commercial van, Nissan hopes to become a dominant player in the light commercial truck market as well, and with an electric powertrain it could become the commercial vehicle of choice for governments, delivery services, and even taxi services around the world.

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Nissan Celebrates 40 Years of the Z

The Z sports car has been a prominent fixture in the Nissan lineup for decades. Not only does it maintain the title of the world’s best selling sports car, but the Nissan Z gave the Japanese automaker a bonafide performance pedigree here in the U.S. when it was first introduced in October of 1969.

As the Nissan Z car approaches its forty year anniversary since its introduction to the U.S., Worcester Used Nissan dealers are excited that Nissan will be introducing a special edition, 40th anniversary model to mark that lofty benchmark. Naturally, the anniversary edition will be a top of the line 370Z Touring model with a six-speed manual transmission combined with the Sport package. According to a Nissan Chicopee dealer, the Sport package adds equipment that a Z enthusiast will not want to be without, including Nissan’s synchro-rev matching system, limited slip differential, and oversized brakes with 19-inch wheels.

The anniversary Z will also receive aesthetic modifications to help it stand out, including red stitching on the leather surfaces throughout the interior, along with commemorative anniversary badges. The Z will also receive a special 40th Quartz paint says Hazelwood Nissans and even a red satin car cover. The powertrain for this model will remain identical to that of the standard 370Z.

Although pricing has yet to be released, expect the 40th anniversary Z to reach showrooms in spring 2010.

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