Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’

  • 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 Develops New Quick Charger for Electric Vehicles
    Nissan has developed a new quick charger for electric vehicles that’s smaller, about half the price, and easier to install than the current quick charger manufactured by Nissan. The new charger complies with CHAdeMO protocol and is compatible with Nissan EVs as well as EVs manufactured by other companies. The new quick charger will go on sale in November Nissan parts...
    by at September 12th, 2011 at 07:09 am
  • 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
  • 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 to Launch New Electric Car in China by 2015
    Nissan announced a new business plan for China on Tuesday aiming to raise annual sales 70 percent to more than 2.3 million vehicles by 2015, up from 1.3 million units last year. Nissan, in a joint venture with China’s Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., will invest 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) to introduce 30 models, including an all-new electric car, and add 1,000 dealerships...
    by at July 27th, 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
  • Nissan Develops Solar-Powered Charging System
    Nissan and 4R Energy Corp. have developed a super-green way to recharge its electric vehicles that combines a solar power generation system with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Testing of this new charging system began today at Nissan’s Global Headquarters in Yokohama. In the new charging system, electricity is generated through 488 solar cells installed on...
    by at July 11th, 2011 at 03:07 am