zero-emission

About 40 percent of California's greenhouse gases come from vehicles, and the state's new rules also aim to stimulate production of so-called zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, which include cars that run on electric batteries and fuel cells.

(YURI KAGEYAMA, AP/HUFFINGTON POST) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling a go-cart Monday that isn't ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese automaker's ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission cars.

Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle (VIDEO)

Nissan aims to become a market leader in the market for environmentally friendly cars, targeting cumulative sales of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles with partner Renault SA of France over the course of the six-year strategy.

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Electric cars need to be running on renewable energy sources, the power of the wind and the sun – only then does their full zero-emission driving potential become realised.

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For Toyota, the Prius Plug-in is a building block in achieving a certain percentage of zero-emission models in its portfolio, as mandated for 2012 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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(YURI KAGEYAMA, AP/HUFFINGTON POST) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling a go-cart Monday that isn't ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese automaker's ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission cars.

Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle (VIDEO)

Mr. Palmer – speaking from the Ural mountains, where he is organizing and taking part in the world's first zero-emission round-the-world race – describes solar-powered cars as "an eighties concept" and points out that the vehicles he drives tend to be lightweight prototypes that are expensive to build.

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(YURI KAGEYAMA, AP/HUFFINGTON POST) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling a go-cart Monday that isn't ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese automaker's ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission cars.

Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle (VIDEO)

(YURI KAGEYAMA, AP/HUFFINGTON POST) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling a go-cart Monday that isn't ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese automaker's ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission cars.

Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle (VIDEO)

Specifically, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is requiring the six largest car companies doing business in California to sell at least 12,500 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the state by 2014.

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