Two Nissan Leaf models have been bought back from their owners by the automaker as what the company is calling a “goodwill gesture” due to complaints that the ev’s batteries are aging too quickly. Although they claim the battery loss is expected for all electric vehicles, Nissan has initiated an independent study of the Leaf [...]
Just behind the release of it’s police car version this month in Portugal, Nissan has just debuted a 2012 Nissan Leaf Limo at the Embassy Suites hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Nissan itself describes the vehicle as “the world’s first road-worthy, licensed, street-legal electric limousine.” It serves its function well, as despite the model’s limited electric [...]
Nissan North America announced yesterday that it is expanding the availability of its all-electric Nissan LEAF to U.S. customers for the 2012 model year. However, it also announced that the 2012 Nissan LEAF will be getting a price bump of $2,420. The 2012 Nissan LEAF had a starting price tag of $33,630 including delivery, the [...]
Next time Bob Lutz defends the Volt you better listen and not argue back. In March 2012, Chevrolet sold a total of 2,289 Volt units, up from 1,023 in February and 608 in March 2011. The figure also tops the previous high-sales mark set by the Volt in Dec. 2011 at 800 units. Read our review [...]
A more luxurious version of the Leaf is to come from Nissan Motor Co. at the end of this year thanks to the addition of a darker new interior with leather seats and an improved heating system. Click here for our review on the Nissan Leaf. Originally, when the Leaf was first being designed, Nissan considered [...]
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF for doesn’t seem to stop popping up in the automotive industry news section. Following counting last month’s figures, General Motors said that Chevrolet Volt sales rebounded in February (2012), with sales coming in at 1,023 units, up from a low 603 units in January. The figure also helped the [...]
Nissan announced today that starting tomorrow, the Nissan LEAF will be the first electric-car to be available in all U.S. market nationwide. Click here for our review on the Nissan Leaf. “More than 22,000 LEAFs are on the roads globally, having driven more than 30 million miles,” said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales & Marketing, [...]
Just days before the Nissan LEAF’s one-year anniversary, the Japanese automaker announced that it will be expanding the availability of the all-electric car into new U.S. markets. Nissan today re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders from the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. [...]
As of yesterday, Nissan Motor Co, Ltd. has started commercial sales of its latest quick charger in Japan. At half the volume of the previous model, the new quick charger still maintains all of the performance of its predecessor, and features simplistic technology and design with electric circuit technology. Nissan will be installing 400 of [...]
Nissan has created a new, floor-mounted wireless charging station for the Leaf that will be available for both public and private installation. Click here for our review on the Nissan Leaf. The new charging station works by the driver driving over the floor where the system is installed, where the charging station will recognize the Leaf [...]
