Nissan EV charger smaller, cheaper
Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011
Kyodo
Nissan Motor Co. will launch a smaller, cheaper and faster electric vehicle charger in Japan in November.
The charger will be nearly half the size of the older Nissan charger now on sale and can be installed more easily, the company said Monday. The new model retains the high performance of the older one, it added.
While the older charger sells for a suggested price of almost \1.5 million, the new one is likely to cost significantly less than \1 million.
It is compatible with electric cars made by not only Nissan but also by other automakers as well.
In charge: Nissan Motor Co. chief vehicle engineer Hidetoshi Kadota demonstrates how to charge an electric car during a media event unveiling a new, smaller charger in Tokyo on Monday. AP
