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- Toyota Delivers First Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle To Japanese Prime Minister [w/video]
The first man to take delivery of the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During a ceremony on January 15 in Tokyo, Toyota president Akio Toyoda delivered the first Mirai fuel cell sedan to the...
- Nissan Gt-r Station Wagon Replica Could Be Yours For €35,000 - If You Live In Portugal
Some of you may remember a Nissan Stagea station wagon customized to look like the R35 GT-R that was spotted in Portugal and brought to our attention by CarScoop reader Daniel Esteves, earlier this year. Now, another one of our readers, coincidentally...
- Portuguese Police Force To Go Green And Silent With New Nissan Leaf…interceptors
Members of the local police force in Portugal will soon have to charge their cars (pun intended) with electricity as the country's PSP (PolÃcia de Segurança Pública) division has taken delivery of a fleet of Nissan Leaf EVs, complete with...
- Put A Socket On It: Nissan Celebrates Leaf's First Birthday With An Ad
It's been about 365 days or a year since Nissan launched its new pure-electric Leaf onto the market and to celebrate the event, the Japanese company released a commercial featuring household electric-sockets singing the traditional 'happy birthday...
- Nissan Leaf Outsells Chevy Volt In Electric Car Battle During The First Half Of 2011
The battle for supremacy in the electric car category has begun –even though at present there are only two prime contestants. According to Bloomberg, the Nissan LEAF sold 3,875 cars the first half of the year, compared to 2,745 of GM’s...
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Portugal's Prime Minister Becomes first Head of State to Use EV for Official Matters, Receives Nissan Leaf
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates, has become the first head of state in the world to adopt an all-electric vehicle for official matters. On Wednesday, Portugal received delivery of the first 10 Nissan Leaf EVs to be offered in Europe, as recognition of the country's pioneering work in the electric mobility field with the MOBI.E Programme. One of those cars landing in the hands of Mr. Socrates, who will now travel exclusively by Electric Car (it was not disclosed if the Leaf would be the only EV in the fleet) for his official travels around the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon.
Read more »- Toyota Delivers First Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle To Japanese Prime Minister [w/video]
The first man to take delivery of the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During a ceremony on January 15 in Tokyo, Toyota president Akio Toyoda delivered the first Mirai fuel cell sedan to the...
- Nissan Gt-r Station Wagon Replica Could Be Yours For €35,000 - If You Live In Portugal
Some of you may remember a Nissan Stagea station wagon customized to look like the R35 GT-R that was spotted in Portugal and brought to our attention by CarScoop reader Daniel Esteves, earlier this year. Now, another one of our readers, coincidentally...
- Portuguese Police Force To Go Green And Silent With New Nissan Leaf…interceptors
Members of the local police force in Portugal will soon have to charge their cars (pun intended) with electricity as the country's PSP (PolÃcia de Segurança Pública) division has taken delivery of a fleet of Nissan Leaf EVs, complete with...
- Put A Socket On It: Nissan Celebrates Leaf's First Birthday With An Ad
It's been about 365 days or a year since Nissan launched its new pure-electric Leaf onto the market and to celebrate the event, the Japanese company released a commercial featuring household electric-sockets singing the traditional 'happy birthday...
- Nissan Leaf Outsells Chevy Volt In Electric Car Battle During The First Half Of 2011
The battle for supremacy in the electric car category has begun –even though at present there are only two prime contestants. According to Bloomberg, the Nissan LEAF sold 3,875 cars the first half of the year, compared to 2,745 of GM’s...