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nissan and tennessee

June 26, 2009

Tennessee gets ready … When Nissan rolls out an electric-powered five-passenger compact vehicle to the U.S. market a year from now, interested groups throughout the state of Tennessee plan to be ready. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working with Nissan, state government and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to establish electric car charging stations for the new plug-in from Nissan as well as from Chevrolet and other companies. In 2010, corporate and government fleets will be the first to take delivery of the lithium-ion battery powered Nissans. Sales to the public are planned starting in 2012. TVA officials expect smart grid technology to help avoid system overloads due to battery recharging. Vehicle plug-ins at night – when electric demand is at non-peak – may become a consumer favorite. But eventually, power companies may be faced with  extending more power lines along rural stretches of highway and opening recharging stations at grocery stores, malls, on downtown streets and in parking garages to handle day-time recharging. Billing consumers for recharging costs is another issue. According to Nissan, home car recharging will require 220 volts – the same as a typical air conditioner, hot tub or clothes dryer. Nissan is working on a quick-charge system capable of refueling a vehicle in less than 30 minutes.

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