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Believe it or not, the first rechargeable lithium-ion batteries were invented in the U.S. Even Early nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathodes were developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery, too, originated in the U.S., with foundational work led by battery pioneer John Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin.

The R35 generation of Nissan's GT-R is among the most significant modern sports cars, and not just because it survived a whopping 17 years on the market. This GT-R helped introduce the world to the joys of launch control. It offered astonishingly good traction management and stability control systems before…

The first order of business for Nissan’s new CEO is to put the struggling company into recovery mode. Drastic decisions were made from day one: slashing 20,000 jobs, closing seven factories, eliminating six platforms, reducing parts complexity by 70 percent, and halting the development of certain models. These are the…

I’m fascinated by the Nissan Rogue. At face value, it’s merely an average vehicle. It’s not powerful, it's not elegant, it’s not especially attractive, and it doesn’t really have any cool features. Not to mention it’s getting old. The current Rogue debuted in 2020 with a 7.0-inch touchscreen, which grew…

A new electric Nissan Micra is coming in 2026, which should have fans of the famed hatchback at least excited to see the nameplate return. But before it does, Nissan wants to celebrate the third-generation Micra’s 23rd birthday with a special reinvention of its one-off Micra 350SR.

Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close

The Eclipse we grew up with died in 2012 when Mitsubishi pulled the plug on its affordable sports car. However, the name made an unexpected return five years later, repurposed for an entirely different vehicle. Fast-forward to 2025, and the Eclipse Cross is still in its first generation, but a…

Nissan also stated that they are 'taking immediate turnaround actions and exploring all options to recover its performance'.

Nissan is in a bit of a pickle. The company is cutting 20,000 jobs, shuttering seven factories, and pausing development of several models. It’s all part of the “Re:Nissan” plan to stop the financial bleeding after losing a staggering $4.5 billion in just one year. While cost-cutting is currently the…

Toyota and Honda cut their annual forecast by double digits. Nissan declined to issue one for the time being.

It’s only Wednesday, but it has been a hell of a week for Nissan. Confirming some of our worst fears, the troubled Japanese automaker is axing as many as 20,000 jobs and shuttering seven factories. To slow down the hemorrhaging of money after losing $4.5 billion over the past year,…