ELECTRIC CARS * USA - Detroit Electric to build first cars overseas in Holland
* Michigan - Detroit Electric says it is trying to secure Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification
(Photo: A Detroit Electric SP0)
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Karl Henkel -August 29, 2013: -- Detroit Electric says it will build its first electric sports cars overseas in Holland — and not Southeast Michigan — but says it remains committed to building cars in the U.S... The European facility will begin production during the fourth quarter, the automaker said in a statement on Thursday. Previous plans had called for Detroit Electric to begin production at a factory in Wayne County this month... Detroit Electric says it is trying to secure Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification in order to start production in the U.S....
* California - Nissan joins Tesla in selling green-car credits to boost revenue
(Photo by Rick Bowmer / APA - Nissan Leaf charging in Portland, ORE)
Irvine,CAL,USA -Bloomberg News/The Detroit News, by Alan Ohnsman -September 1, 2013: -- Nissan Motor Co., the most prolific electric-car maker, has begun selling green-car credits under California’s clean-air rules. The only automaker that had previously disclosed doing so is Tesla Motors Inc... California requires large automakers to sell electric or other zero-emission vehicles in proportion to their share of the largest U.S. state market for cars and trucks. Nissan has delivered enough of its all-electric Leaf hatchbacks that it has started selling excess credits, Executive Vice President Andy Palmer told reporters in Irvine, Calif., last week...
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