Tag: Nissan

@Toyota: Launch of Public Road Demonstration Tests of Autonomous Driving Technology Utilizing Heavy-duty Trucks on the Shin-Tomei Expressway

2024-11-05 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”), Advanced Smart Mobility Co., Ltd. (“Advanced Smart Mobility”), Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. (“Nippon Koei”), and Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. (“Mizuho Research & Technologies”) have been contracted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism (MLIT) in fiscal 2021 to… Continue reading @Toyota: Launch of Public Road Demonstration Tests of Autonomous Driving Technology Utilizing Heavy-duty Trucks on the Shin-Tomei Expressway

Full Circle Lithium’s FCL-X™ Achieves Major Technical Milestone By Rapidly Extinguishing Two EV Fires in Controlled Burns

Using FCL’s concentrated FCL-X Pro™ agent, two controlled EVs fires were fully extinguished in minutes with no reignition, using limited amounts of agent. This major milestone for LIB fire safety was organized by FCL-X™‘s new US distributor – AEST Fire & Safety – in front of over 50 US firefighters and fire-safety industry experts.  TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/… Continue reading Full Circle Lithium’s FCL-X™ Achieves Major Technical Milestone By Rapidly Extinguishing Two EV Fires in Controlled Burns

Everything I learned after 2000 miles in a Nissan Ariya EV

Welcome to the long-term squad, Nissan Ariya. Well, Ariya the second. I’ve recently swapped from an Ariya Advance, which is near the bottom of the spec league table, with a 63kWh battery and front-wheel drive, to the almost top-spec Evolve, with an 87kWh battery and four-wheel drive. I won’t go into the tedium of specific… Continue reading Everything I learned after 2000 miles in a Nissan Ariya EV

Full Circle Lithium’s FCL-X™ Achieves Major Technical Milestone By Rapidly Extinguishing Two EV Fires in Controlled Burns

Using FCL’s concentrated FCL-X Pro™ agent, two controlled EVs fires were fully extinguished in minutes with no reignition, using limited amounts of agent. This major milestone for LIB fire safety was organized by FCL-X™‘s new US distributor – AEST Fire & Safety – in front of over 50 US firefighters and fire-safety industry experts.  TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/… Continue reading Full Circle Lithium’s FCL-X™ Achieves Major Technical Milestone By Rapidly Extinguishing Two EV Fires in Controlled Burns

Rental, Government Fleets Spur Oct. Sales

72,407 vehicles were sold into rental fleets in October 2024, compared to 47,482 in October 2023, for a 52.5% spike.  Graphic: Bobit A spike in rental fleet sales and a healthy increase in government fleet sales helped narrow a gap in year-to-date fleet sales compared to the same period in 2023, according to monthly Bobit fleet… Continue reading Rental, Government Fleets Spur Oct. Sales

This Tesla driver just finished an electric around-the-world trip. For the fourth time.

After just over six months on the road, two Teslas have driven around the world powered by electricity – including an entire family, with 3 young children, in a Tesla Model 3. But for one of the drivers it’s nothing new, as this was actually his fourth round-the-world trip in an EV – the first being way… Continue reading This Tesla driver just finished an electric around-the-world trip. For the fourth time.

Nissan to launch affordable V2G technology in 2026

Nissan has announced that it will introduce affordable bidirectional charging on select EV models in 2026.  Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology enables EV owners to sell electricity stored in their car’s battery back to the grid or to use it for powering their homes. A year-long trial in the UK at the University of Nottingham validated the… Continue reading Nissan to launch affordable V2G technology in 2026

Clean Technica: Fido Friendliness Could Enhance The Next Tesla Model Y Refresh003690

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! “No Model Y ‘refresh’ is coming out this year,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated earlier this year before adding a caveat. “I should note that Tesla continuously improves its cars, so even a car that is six months newer… Continue reading Clean Technica: Fido Friendliness Could Enhance The Next Tesla Model Y Refresh003690