Nissan signs MOU with Kagoshima to develop C02-free island in Japan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily , Japan Photo of Yakushima’s coastline While Nissan has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with various countries , municipalities , automakers and cities across the globe, its latest agreement with Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan strikes us as one of the most unusual to date. Under terms of the MOU, Nissan and Kagoshima will jointly embark on a project to create a so-called CO2-free island off the coast of Japan’s southern tip. The project, appropriately called “Development of a CO2-Free Island,” will focus on promoting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and utilizing renewable energy on the Japanese island of Yakushima

Isle of Man puts the boots to TTXGP, creates the TT Zero

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , UK , Racing In a press release that acknowledges the success of last year’s inaugural TTXGP held on the Isle of Man and thanks that organization for their hard work, the self-governing British Crown dependency’s Department of Tourism and Leisure (DTL) has announced that they are taking over the event and have re-named it the TT Zero. Now ain’t that a fine how do you do

At Witz’ End - Working vacation means testing a new Prius in Hawai’i, and more

Filed under: MPG , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , At Witz End Compared to a regular job, being self-employed has its advantages. You typically have more than one source of (modest) income and are unlikely to get fired by more than one boss at a time.

Tiny island of Tershcelling gets fully electric ambulance from Th!nk

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Europe/EU , Th!nk (Think) With the current limitations (no pun intended) of battery-electric vehicles like the Th!nk City , one of the last places we’d expect to see one operating is as an ambulance. After all, when life is on the line, top speed and range suddenly become of paramount concern

Financial crisis delays Iceland’s hydrogen transportation project

Iceland is a gorgeous place.

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