Posts Tagged ‘leaf’

  • Nissan LEAF Wins ‘Electric Vehicle Of The Year’ at GreenFleet Awards in Europe
    The all-electric Nissan LEAF five-door hatchback has picked up another award – it was voted Electric Vehicle of the Year at the 2011 GreenFleet Awards. Sponsored by EDF Energy, the Nissan LEAF was judged as the best performing and most suitable electric vehicle in its class. “With five-door practicality, a generous boot, a high level of spec, and most importantly,...
    by at October 21st, 2011 at 01:10 am
  • Nissan Brings LEAF EV in New US Markets
    Nissan North America Inc. has expanded availability of Nissan LEAF in the new U.S. market. Orders for the 2012 Nissan LEAF begin today in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. Deliveries of the LEAF, enriched for the 2012 model year with additional standard equipment including quick charging and cold-weather features, will take place...
    by at September 29th, 2011 at 09:09 pm
  • Nissan Delivers France’s First Electric LEAF
    Nissan delivered its first mass produced electric car, the Nissan LEAF, to customers in the France. Carine and Phillip Gerbaud got handed the keys to their white Nissan LEAF at NISSAN COURIANT in Aix-en-Provence on August 2nd. Carine Gerbaud will mainly use her Nissan LEAF for daily commuting to her workplace. As she drives 80km per day on average, the Nissan LEAF’s...
    by at August 9th, 2011 at 05:08 am
  • Nissan to Install Public Plug in Lincoln
    Nissan will install Lincoln’s first public electric car charging point, following the recent Top Gear feature which highlighted the lack of charging infrastructure in the East Midlands city. In the television program, presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May drove a pair of electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, into the centre of Lincoln in an attempt to find...
    by at August 5th, 2011 at 02:08 am
  • Nissan LEAF Gets Blackberry, Android Apps
    Nissan has released LEAF app for Blackberry and Android devices which allow owners to be in direct contact with their vehicle at all times. The application is available to anyone with a Nissan LEAF, an active CARWINGS subscription, or an interest in better understanding the Nissan LEAF as a pioneer in electric vehicles. With the application, also available on the iPhone...
    by at August 3rd, 2011 at 11:08 am
  • 931 LEAFs and 125 Volts Sold in July
    The Nissan LEAF outsold GMs’ Chevrolet Volt in July for the fourth consecutive month (April, May, June and July). Nissan sold 931 all-electric LEAFs in July, while numbers of just 125 Volts sold last month makes July 2011 the worst month for the Volt since being introduced last year. The Chevrolet Volt saw a decline of nearly 80% in July 2011 compared to 561 units the...
    by at August 3rd, 2011 at 02:08 am
  • Nissan Unveils Vehicle-to-Home Power System for LEAF in Japan
    Nissan unveiled a vehicle-to-home power system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in Nissan LEAF to ordinary households. The new system was unveiled at ‘Kan-kan-kyo’, a house built in front of the Nissan Global Headquarters by Sekisui House Ltd. Nissan will continue development and study how it can be fully aligned and...
    by at August 2nd, 2011 at 08:08 am
  • Nissan LEAF Gets 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating [videos]
    Nissan LEAF has been awarded five-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nissan LEAF got four stars for frontal crash and rollover tests and five stars for side crashes. Overall, it was awarded five stars. The Chevrolet Volt previously received the same rating from NHTSA in June. It received four stars on frontal crash tests...
    by at July 26th, 2011 at 02:07 am
  • Nissan to Make LEAF Motors in Tennessee
    Nissan Americas today confirmed that it will produce the electric motor for the Nissan LEAF at its Decherd, Tennessee powertrain assembly plant starting in 2013. When the new assembly line is completed, the plant will have the capacity to produce up to 150,000 electric motors annually for Nissan LEAFs, which will be built at the company’s assembly plant in Smyrna,...
    by at July 20th, 2011 at 11:07 am
  • 2012 Nissan LEAF Gets Higher Price, More Equipment, Wider Availability
    The 2012 Nissan LEAF will cost $2,420 more but will have more standard features when it goes on sale this fall, Nissan North America announced Tuesday. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the 2012 Nissan LEAF is $35,200 for the SV trim level, and $37,250 for the SL trim level. Including the $7,500 federal tax credit for which the 2012 Nissan LEAF will be...
    by at July 19th, 2011 at 09:07 am