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The Nissan Leaf, an electric pioneer, passes the bar of 500 vehicles produced

SYLVAIN ARNULF New Factory 09/09/2020

Nissan released the first 100% electric vehicle ten years ago. Since then, the Leaf has been produced in more than 500 copies in the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.

If the Zoe explodes sales scores in Europe in 2020, it is its Japanese cousin, the Leaf, which paved the way nearly ten years ago. The electric sedan from Nissan is in fact the first electric vehicle produced on a large scale, as of 2010. Marketed in some fifty countries, it has long been the best-selling electric vehicle in the world. The Leaf is still the best-selling vehicle of all categories in Norway.

The first models driving on European roads were imported from the Oppama factory in Japan. In March 2013, the Sunderland plant in the United Kingdom began production of units for the European market. The same year, the Smyrna, Tennessee plant did the same for the Americas. The batteries are also manufactured at the three sites.

In 2017, the three factories gradually switched to the production of the second generation of the vehicle, with a sharp design and improved autonomy (more than 350 km, against 250 for the previous model).

The automaker has invested more than 450 million pounds (almost 500 million euros) in adapting the English plant in Sunderland to the production of the electric model, helping to maintain more than 2000 jobs at Nissan and its sub -treaters.


What future for Sunderland?

The Sunderland plant, where the Nissan Juke and Qashqai SUVs and the Infiniti 30 are also manufactured, is by far the largest automobile production site in the UK, and one of the most productive in the world, with 400 000 vehicles produced. Its future is written in dotted lines, in the context of the negotiation of an agreement between the country and the European Union within the framework of Brexit. Nissan has warned that a no-deal Brexit would make its presence across the Channel "unsustainable" in the short term.

The new Qaqshqai SUV must however be produced there ... For the Leaf, it is a blur, especially since the next generation should share a common platform with the vehicle replacing the Renault Zoe.

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/s ... s.N1002079

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Volkswagen ID.3 1st delivered to its first customers

Michaël Torregrossa / 11 Sep 2020



After entering the showrooms, the German electric compact has just started its first customer deliveries.

For Volkswagen, the ID.3 is the big back-to-school event. Revealed in its final version just a year ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the compact is now in the hands of its first customers. It was naturally in Germany that deliveries began with the ID.3 1ST, a launch series limited to 30.000 copies.

So far, more than 25 copies of the Volkswagen ID.000 3ST have been ordered. Special series derived from the version with 1 kWh battery, it costs a little less than 58 euros excluding bonus. On a European scale, Germany and the Netherlands are the two countries where the version has been the most successful with more than 40.000 orders recorded. Then come Norway and Sweden with volumes that have not been specified by the manufacturer.

In addition to being among the first to receive the vehicle, ID.3 1St buyers are also integrated into the “First Movers Club” which provides access to special content and events.

Those who wish to order it can still come forward since 5.000 copies have not yet found a buyer. As for the others, they can fall back on the entry-level Life. Marketed from 37.990 euros excluding bonus, it is also offered in LLD from 199 € / month.

https://www.automobile-propre.com/breve ... s-clients/

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Another Nikola who puts it upside down ...

https://www.numerama.com/vroom/648092-q ... iment.html

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Electric SUV explodes under full charge in parking lot in China

18 September 2020
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the power of the explosion was rather impressive. This blew the trunk and rear doors, sending them several meters away. According to the owner, the vehicle was emitting gray smoke, while it was charging on a terminal.

https://sciencepost.fr/chine-un-suv-ele ... ne-charge/

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Total acquires 1 charging points in London
The energy company has acquired the company Blue Point London, until now owned by the Bolloré group. He thus takes control of the largest network of charging stations in London.

Sep 29, 2020 JournalAuto

Total is increasing its operations and initiatives in the field of electric vehicles. The most recent is the acquisition of Blue Point London, owned by the Bolloré group, which operates and manages the largest network of charging stations in London. The energy company is getting its hands on the 1 charging points that make up the Source London network created in 600. The latter alone represents half of the charging infrastructure in operation in London.


"By combining these existing infrastructures with Total's know-how in the installation, operation and management of public charging networks for electric vehicles, we are entering a new phase of expansion in favor of electric mobility. in London, ”said Alexis Vovk, Managing Director of Total's Marketing and Services.


The company has also undertaken to supply this network with guaranteed 100% renewable electricity supplied by the subsidiary Total Gas & Power Limited. It is also specified that the transaction with Bolloré should be finalized by the end of 2020. Total will then be in a strong position to meet the city's growing demand for equipment. It is indeed a question of a five-fold increase in the number of charging points installed within 5 years.

http://www.journalauto.com/lja/article. ... 6/services

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Total has invested a lot in the charging of electric vehicles ... abroad! Because in France, apart from a few vague promises and 2 or 3 "experimental" stations, nothing ...

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a point that dates from a year ago ...

Nicolas Meilhan, scientific adviser on transport and energy for France Stratégie, presented his note "How to finally reduce CO2 emissions from cars?".

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Electric cars: exceed the target of 100 charging stations

By Marco Mosca on 12/10/20

The government is stepping up to achieve the presidential target of 100 electric charging stations in France. But beyond the number of stations, many questions remain unanswered, and the great raout this morning was obviously not trying to answer them.

The time was for good intentions at the Ministry of Ecological Transition on Monday, October 12. As part of their event “Objective 100 terminals”, Barbara Pompili, Minister of Ecological Transition, and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, received in the morning actors from the automotive industry, motorway, energy and mass distribution as well as local elected officials in order to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles and the development of the charging infrastructure network.

With a sizeable stake: reassure potential buyers of electric cars who are still hampered in their acquisition. Three criteria identified by a number of actors are a source of concern. The price, first of all. The government has tackled it through the ecological bonus and conversion bonuses. Autonomy, then, even if manufacturers now offer vehicles with very correct indicators. Charging, finally. This criterion remains anxious for many, and the fear of breakdown does not push users to take the plunge. The big rally this morning therefore aimed to lift this last brake and achieve the objective set by the President of the Republic: 100 charging points open to the public by the end of 000.

Overcome the "fear of breakdown"
“It's a change in society, all the planets are aligned. We will be able to help people to have a cleaner car. Today, this fear of breakdown is being resolved, ”declared the Minister for Ecological Transition, with optimism for the occasion.

And to announce in particular a new budgetary gesture of the government. First of all, aid of up to € 9 for any installation of a charging station in public spaces. And also but above all, an envelope of 000 million euros to equip French motorways and national roads with fast charging stations. Finally, a bonus of € 100 for the purchase of a used electric vehicle.

During a very long ceremony, several players in mass distribution made a commitment on Monday to increase the number of terminals in their car parks, such as Leclerc (5000 charging points out of its 405 parking spaces in France), Lidl (000 new charging points), Casino (2000) and Système U (1500).

The president of the Greater Paris metropolis, Patrick Ollier, for his part announced the deployment of 5000 terminals, with 5000 euros given to each municipality per installed terminal. Izivia, the subsidiary dedicated to EDF charging stations, has for its part promised 1000 charging points, by integrating its Lyon Métropole project with 641 stations.

Go beyond symbols
But beyond the announcement effects, a number of questions remain: 100 terminals, why not, but at what cost? What is the planned mesh? What is the national thinking? And what about the maintenance of these terminals? As Cécile Goubet, general delegate of AVERE-France for Numerics, declared, "the issue is not at the level of 000 terminals, but to have terminals in the right places and at the right load". But Monday morning, we handled the symbols. And the milestone of 100 is to be crossed, at all costs ... Even if it means entering the competition of the one who would announce the most terminals to be created ...

If the quality charter put in place by Afirev was briefly mentioned, it was in no way a mandatory condition for the signatories of the day ... The other big absent was the economic model. Should we continue to install terminals in all the villages of France, as has often been the case, without any real reflection on the economic interest of such locations? And last but not least, what will happen to the invoicing on these terminals? No effort to simplify and standardize seems to be on the agenda….

All these questions remained unanswered on Monday at the ministry, where these worthy representatives preferred to appear behind the wheel of the latest models of electric cars available on the market. The idea is to reassure future consumers who are ready to take the act of buying and to use the symbols. If this communication exercise makes it possible to prime the pump, which is far from being superfluous, one day or another we will have to answer the questions that any owner of an electric car who has to go the distance asks himself ...

https://www.lesnumeriques.com/voiture/v ... 55565.html

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Launch of the construction project for a major battery factory in Australia.

Lithium-ion gigafactory breaks ground in Australia
Less than a year from now, Australia will start producing its own renewables-storing lithium-ion batteries in New South Wales.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tomago, on the outskirts of the port of Newcastle, New South Wales, has been chosen to host Energy Renaissance, Australia's first advanced-manufacturing lithium-ion battery facility.

The “Renaissance One” facility will be the flagship of Energy Renaissance, which plans to ramp up production to 5.3 GWh per year of safe, affordable batteries for Australia and Southeast Asian markets in the coming years.

The site of the AUD 28 million (US $ 20.1 million) Renaissance One facility has been announced, after five years of developing a product that could contribute to reductions in global warming and help set the Australian economy on the path to clean-tech production.

“We're in discussions with the federal government to get some funding as part of the Budget, so that we can bring that forward,” thereby creating 1,242 permanent jobs, beyond the initial construction boost, over the coming three to five years, Mark Chilcote - managing director of Energy Renaissance - told pv magazine. “Every job we create will be a catalyst for five jobs upstream in the supply chain.”

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/10/13/ ... australia/

A capacity of 5.3 GWh annually is like 100 car batteries of 000 KWh.

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Barometer: in September 2020, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles conquered 9% of the market share!

07 October 2020 Avere

In a car market which was at half mast in September, electric and plug-in hybrid models confirmed their success with more than 18 registrations, which represents 500% of the market share. In total, since January 8,8, 2020 rechargeable electrified vehicles have been put into circulation (i.e. 116 more than in the same period in 588).

18 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were registered for 588% of the market share. The segment grew by + 8,8% compared to September 206 against 2019% for the entire market.
In detail, 10 passenger cars (+ 011% in one year) and 138 electric light commercial vehicles (+ 705%) were put into circulation, as well as 37 plug-in hybrids (+ 7%) and 867 electric two-wheelers (+ 486%).
Since January 2020, 116 units have been put on the road, 588 more than in the same period
in 2019.

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Tables and figures: http://www.avere-france.org/Site/Articl ... adherent=0