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On March 2, 2020, Nissan Motor Co Ltd announced that Kaisei town (in Kanagawa prefecture of greater Tokyo area) and car dealers Kanagawa Nissan, Nissan Satio Shonan, and Nissan Prince Kanagawa concluded an agreement on cooperating in supplying electric power from electric vehicles in times of disaster, focusing on the storage function of electric vehicles (EVs).

The agreement aims to protect the safety of local residents by building a system in which Kaisei town can utilize electric vehicles (EVs) as emergency power sources and Nissan dealerships in Kaisei town lend electric vehicles (EVs) “Nissan LEAF” free of charge.

In May 2018, Nissan Motor announced its “Electrify Japan = Blue Switch” action to address issues such as environmental impact reduction and disaster countermeasures.

As a leader in these activities, we are working with local governments and companies nationwide to transform society through the spread of EVs.

On the other hand, Kaisei town is working to strengthen environmental aspects and disaster prevention, such as constructing a new government building (scheduled to open in May 2020) which has been certified as ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building), the first government building in Japan.

In addition, efforts are being made to further strengthen emergency measures in the event of a disaster, such as using electric vehicles (EVs), which are scheduled to be introduced in FY2020, as emergency power sources in the event of a power failure due to a disaster.

The two sides agreed on the “Electrify Japan = Blue Switch” action promoted by Nissan Motor and the disaster cooperation in Kaisei town, and signed the agreement.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/02/nissan-3/