# What does Nissan Mitsubishi deal mean for electric cars?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-does-nissan-mitsubishi-deal-mean-for-electric-cars/6047>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-does-nissan-mitsubishi-deal-mean-for-electric-cars/6047 "2016-05-12T01:34:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-does-nissan-mitsubishi-deal-mean-for-electric-cars/6047/1 "2016-05-12T01:34:40Z")

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The electric car market is buzzing with news that Nissan is to take a 34% stake in troubled competitor Mitsubishi. As the automobile industry moves into the new electric car age, what does this deal mean for the electric vehicle industry?

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**Author:** ![tmark938](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tmark938](https://community.electricforum.com/u/tmark938)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-does-nissan-mitsubishi-deal-mean-for-electric-cars/6047/2 "2016-05-14T22:43:21Z")

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This can only be good for the industry and Nissan may well have got itself a bargain. Surely more joint ventures and mergers must happen in the automobile sector?

When will we see the first traditional car manufacturer/EV manufacturer merger?