Year 2 Power 88 Innovation & Power of brand Performance Corporate Data Corporate Governance 13 C E O メ ッ セ ー ジ NISSAN Annual Report 2012 Nissan’s Electric Vehicle History
Nissan is committed to leadership in the field of zero-emission mobility. Toward this goal, we have engaged in a wide range of activities over the years. Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced 100% electric vehicle (EV), has already received numerous awards in Japan and around the world. Today its technologies and the philosophy behind it are recognized by many of our customers, and the car is a force propelling the Nissan brand value.
Below we introduce the history of Nissan’s efforts in the EV field to date.
Nissan LEAF’s History Our Concept EVs Nissan City Tokyo Motor Show 2009 1970
1990 Displayed at Tokyo Motor Show 1991 FEV Tokyo Motor Show
First inverter comes off line at Zama 10/2009 FEV II Tokyo Motor Show First motor comes off line at Yokohama Plant 1995
First Nissan LEAF comes off line at Oppama Plant 2010
Hypermini Tokyo Motor Show 2 0 00 8/2010 Nissan LEAF officially unveiled; sales start in Japan and U.S. 10/2010 PIVO Tokyo Motor Show 12/2010 Nissan LEAF; Sales start in Europe Mixim Frankfurt International Motor Show 2 0 11 PIVO 2 Tokyo Motor Show 2005 3/2011 New quick charger unit goes on sale 2007 2008 NUVU Paris Motor Show 2009 Land Glider Tokyo Motor Show Townpod Paris Motor Show 9/2011 2 0 10 New services launched using Nissan LEAF drive information 2011 New Mobility Concept APEC Summit “LEAF to Home”s ystem for powering 2012 Esflow Geneva International Motor Show residences announced PIVO 3 Tokyo Motor Show 2 0 12
5/2012
e-NV200 Concept N o rth America International Auto Show Awards Won Infiniti Emerge-E Geneva International Motor Show ■ 2010 Good Design Gold Award (fo“r Holistic approach to promote zero-emission vehicle [Nissan LEAF] and zero-emission mobility”) ■ 2011 European Car of the Year ■ 2011 World Car of the Year ■ 2012 RJC Car of the Year Infiniti LE New York International Auto Show ■ Car of the Year Japan 2011–2012 Venucia e-concept Beijing Auto Show Growing Worldwide Partnerships Nissan is pursuing the goal of zero-emission mobility together with its Alliance partner Renault. To achieve new forms of mobility, it is vital to cooperate with national and regional governments, electric utility companies and other firms all around the world. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has forged partnerships in these areas aimed at the penetration of zero-emission mobility.
Seattle, WA France Switzerland Vancouver, BC United Kingdom
Ireland Tennessee
China Massachusetts Spain Japan Oregon Wuhan City Kanagawa Pref. North Carolina Portugal Guangdong Province Miyazaki Pref. Yokohama City Sonoma County & Guangzhou City San Diego, CA Orlando, FL Saitama City Monaco Hong Kong Kitakyushu City Hakone Phoenix & Houston, TX Italy Tucson, AZ São Paolo, Brazil Mexico New South Wales Israel New Zealand
Australian Capital Territory
Please see our website for more information on our zero-emission activities. http://www.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/ ＞ For information on our EVs, please see our website (Japanese language only) . http://ev.nissan.co.jp/