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Andy Palmer, global head of Nissan's low-carbon vehicle programme, on making a profit from zero emissions

At last week’s LCV 2009 expo, we caught up with Andy Palmer, a senior vice president at the Nissan Motor Company in Japan. A Briton, Palmer is the man in charge of the firm's low-carbon vehicle programme...

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