Innovation: GE, Nissan join hands on electric cars

We want to get into this space in a big way, says director of GE Global Research.

DETROIT: General Electric (GE) and Nissan said they will team up over the next two years to explore ways to promote the use of electric vehicles. “We don’t want to build cars,” Mark Little, director of GE Global Research, said Friday. “However, GE can help Nissan make EVs easier to use and more consumer friendly... We want to get into this space in a big way.” “As the US and world move toward electric vehicles, the automotive sector is forming new industry connections that extend well beyond the traditional (parts maker) space,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 2^nd, 2011.