Renault-Nissan announces Oregon to host EV pilot program

Nissan's electric vehicle (EV) involvement in Project Better Place programs in Denmark and Israel, plus test fleets in its home market of Japan will be joined by a new agreement with the state of Oregon and the Portland General Electric Utility according to an announcement made by Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan. The new deal will have cars hitting the streets of Oregon in late 2010. In addition to the programs mentioned above, Renault-Nissan is also working with Tennessee, where the company's U.S.