GM poised to take more control of Peugeot http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1085350_nissan-planning-electric-city-car-rival-to-renaults-twizy Nissan Planning Electric City Car Rival To Renault's Twizy By Antony Ingram Jul 3, 2013
[images http://www.greencarreports.com/pictures/1085350_nissan-planning-electric-city-car-rival-to-renaults-twizy_gallery-1#100230376 Gallery - 2009 Nissan Land Glider leaning EV concept ] Buoyed by the quiet European success of the Renault Twizy electric city car, the French firm's Japanese partner Nissan is considering its own diminutive electric vehicle. That's according to Etienne Henry, Nissan's head of product strategy and planning. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Henry said Nissan's vehicle would improve on the Twizy's concept, combining the compactness and agility of a motorcycle with proper weatherproofing and protection--something the Twizy can't claim to possess. Renault sold over 9,000 examples of its tiny Twizy city car in 2012 (via Best Selling Cars Blog), despite being sold in Europe alone. For comparison, that's over 1,000 units more than Mitsubishi sold of the i-MiEV electric car, despite Mitsubishi offering that vehicle in American, European and Asian markets. Its relative popularity stems not only from its low price--just under that of typical city cars, just greater than that of larger scooters--but also the availability of a base model with restricted power, which can be driven in some European countries without a license, and its compact, city-beating dimensions. The regular Twizy tops 50 mph and achieves between 30-50 miles of range, but its pared-down body with only vestigial doors has been criticized by some as unsuitable for less clement climates. Nissan's car--which may not be dissimilar to the 2009 Land Glider concept--would feature enclosed wheels and a fully-enclosed cabin, for proper weather protection. Henry admire's the Twizy's mix of scooter and car characteristics, but adds that "there are optimizations possible with this kind of vehicle". He also told Automotive News Europe that addressing congestion in fast-growing cities is becoming a priority, and the new car would answer this with compactness and space-efficiency. Nissan already runs a fleet of re-badged Renault Twizy models in Japan, known as the New Mobility Concept. While not in full production, it's now clear the small fleet is being tested as exploration for the company's own new model. [© Green Car Reports] http://www.worldcarfans.com/113070359691/nissan-developing-an-improved-version-of-the-renault-twizy Nissan developing an improved version of the Renault Twizy - report Jul 3, 2013 3:00 pm By Michael Gauthier Nissan is reportedly developing an urban electric vehicle that will be more advanced than the Renault Twizy. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Nissan's ... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/nissan-working-on-upscale-twizy-ev-62529.html Nissan Working on Upscale Twizy EV by Ciprian Florea 4th July 2013 Even though it runs a fleet of rebadged Renault Twizy vehicles in Japan, where the ... to create an improved Twizy as its next mass-production electric vehicle. http://green.autoblog.com/2013/07/07/nissan-readying-new-urban-ev-may-have-land-glider-or-quashqai/ Nissan readying new urban EV, may have Land Glider or Qashqai guts By Jon LeSage Jul 7th 2013 - Nissan says it will roll out an urban electric vehicle that's even better than alliance partner Renault's Twizy. While Renault is marketing the Twizy small electric car as an alternative to scooters on European streets, Nissan thinks its upcoming EV will have more to offer ... http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/post--gm-poised-to-take-more-control-of-peugeot?ref=bfv GM poised to take more control of Peugeot By AutoWeek [7/5/2013] French automaker could combine with Opel Peugeot-Citroën's founders have offered to give up control of the automaker, trying to revive a deal with General Motors. The company is looking to GM after courting several other investors including Dongfeng Motor Group ... For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Public EVSE Etiquette Debate Heats Up Over Who Goes First EVjobs: Nissan Smyrna-plant Job Fair Thurs 10a July 11 Tullahoma, TN EVLN: Who pulled the plug on NC plugin drivers? EVLN: $35K Tesla-Gen3 EV planned + EVLN: Half the Leaf - twice the engineering {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Nissan-Planning-An-Upscale-Rival-To-Renault-s-Twizy-EV-tp4664126.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
