Innovation & Power of brand Year 2 Power 88 Performance Corporate Data Corporate Governance 13 NISSAN Annual Report 2012 メ ッ セ ー ジ Nissan’s Electric Vehicle History Nissan is committed to leadership in the field of zero-emission mobility. Toward this goal, we have engaged in  a wide range of activities over the years. Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced 100% electric vehicle  (EV), has already received numerous awards in Japan and around the world. Today its technologies and the  philosophy behind it are recognized by many of our customers, and the car is a force propelling the Nissan  brand value.  Below we introduce the history of Nissan’s efforts in the EV field to date. Nissan City Our Concept EVs FEV FEV II Hypermini PIVO NUVU Land Glider Townpod New Mobility Concept Esflow PIVO 3 Mixim PIVO 2 e-NV200 Concept Infiniti Emerge-E Infiniti LE Venucia e-concept 1970 1990 2 0 00 2 0 10 1991 1995 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Paris Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Paris Motor Show APEC Summit Geneva International Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show Frankfurt International Motor Show Tokyo Motor Show North America International Auto Show Geneva International Motor Show New York International Auto Show Beijing Auto Show 2008 Nissan LEAF ʟ  s History Awards Won Displayed at Tokyo Motor Show First inverter comes off line at Zama New quick charger unit goes on sale ʠ  LEAF to Home ʡ  system for powering  residences announced ■  2010 Good Design Gold Award  (for  ʠ  Holistic approach to promote zero-emission vehicle  [Nissan LEAF] and zero-emission mobility ʡ  ) ■  2011 European Car of the Year ■  2011 World Car of the Year ■  2012 RJC Car of the Year ■  Car of the Year Japan 2011–2012 First motor comes off line at Yokohama Plant First Nissan LEAF comes off line at Oppama Plant Nissan LEAF officially unveiled;  sales start in Japan and U.S. 2009 2010 2 0 11 2 0 12 10/2009 8/2010 9/2011 Nissan LEAF; Sales start in Europe 3/2011 5/2012 New services launched using Nissan LEAF drive information 10/2010 12/2010 United Kingdom France Vancouver, BC Seattle, WA Switzerland Japan Kanagawa Pref. Miyazaki Pref. Yokohama City Saitama City Kitakyushu City Hakone Ireland Spain Portugal Guangzhou City Hong Kong Mexico China Phoenix &  Tucson, AZ Sonoma County &  San Diego, CA Oregon Houston, TX Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Massachusetts Tennessee North Carolina São Paolo, Brazil Orlando, FL New Zealand Wuhan City Guangdong Province Monaco Italy Israel Nissan is pursuing the goal of zero-emission mobility together with its Alliance partner Renault. To achieve new forms of mobility,  it is vital to cooperate with national and regional governments, electric utility companies and other firms all around the world.  The Renault-Nissan Alliance has forged partnerships in these areas aimed at the penetration of zero-emission mobility. Growing Worldwide Partnerships ＞ Please see our website for more information on our zero-emission activities. http://www.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/ For information on our EVs, please see our website (Japanese language only) . http://ev.nissan.co.jp/