Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’

  • Nissan Rolls Out Electric LEAF in Japan
    Nissan said Friday it will start selling its electric LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced electric car, from December 20th at Nissan dealers in Japan. Nissan said it will launch the LEAF electric car in the United States by the end of the month and in select European markets in early 2011. The Nissan LEAF is already sold out for this fiscal year in Japan at 6,000...
    by at December 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 am
  • Nissan Teams with Chilean Government on Electric Vehicles
    Nissan announced a new EV partnership, this time with Ministry for Environmental Affairs of Chile, to prepare the Chilean metropolitan areas for the rollout of electric vehicles. Executives from Nissan and the Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (MMA, Ministry for Environmental Affairs) signed the document looking forward for the implementation of zero emissions mobility in...
    by at November 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 am
  • Nissan Dealers Install Charging Stations Nissan LEAF
    As Nissan prepares for Nissan LEAF vehicle deliveries in December, select dealers across the country have completed electric vehicle readiness training and are among the first to add EV charging infrastructure to their dealership operations. By the end of this week, more than 40 Level 2 (240V) chargers will be installed at dealers. By January 2011, more than 150 dealers...
    by at November 2nd, 2010 at 12:11 am
  • Nissan Shows New Electric Mobility Concept
    Nissan has revealed a new two-seater electric vehicle concept, its own version of Renault’s Twizy two-seat electric vehicle. The Nissan New Mobility Concept is an electric vehicle that promises to be safe, offering the same level of maneuverability as a bike thanks to its reduced size, and clean with with no emissions. The New Mobility Concept has a range of a 100...
    by at November 1st, 2010 at 10:11 am
  • Nissan Announces LEAF Price in Switzerland, Makes New EV Partnership
    Nissan International SA announced the price of Nissan LEAF in Switzerland, making Switzerland the fifth European market in which Nissan has disclosed the price of the first global electric car to be manufactured by a major carmaker. The zero-emission Nissan LEAF will cost 49,950 CHF ($50,865 or €36,470) with customer deliveries to start in the second half of 2011. The...
    by at October 30th, 2010 at 03:10 am
  • Nissan LEAF Enters Production at Oppama Plant
    Nissan announced Friday it had started production of its LEAF electric car at its Oppama facility in Japan. The Nissan LEAF is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. In November, the company will begin exports to the United States, followed by shipments to Europe in December. Nissan LEAF will...
    by at October 22nd, 2010 at 02:10 am
  • Nissan LEAF Wins Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award
    The Nissan LEAF EV has been named one of the year’s 10 breakthrough products by Popular Mechanics magazine. Nissan will receive a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award during a ceremony today at the Hearst Tower in New York City. The Nissan LEAF was chosen as one of the year’s 10 most transformative products by a panel of experts in addition to members of the Popular...
    by at October 5th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
  • Nissan Signs EV Partnership with City of Toronto
    Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Toronto to promote the wide-spread adoption of electric cars in the city. As part of the agreement, Nissan and the City of Toronto will collaborate to promote electric cars on Toronto’s streets. Nissan will supply electric cars for purchase within the city. The City of Toronto will continue with its existing efforts...
    by at September 27th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
  • Nissan LEAF Sold Out Until Next Year
    Nissan has received 20,000 pre-orders for its all-electric LEAF three months ahead of schedule. The company had been expecting to hit the 20,000 LEAF pre-orders mark by early December. For those of you who are interested but late, there will be a new phase of reservations early next year. Consumers who already have made reservations will continue to have the opportunity...
    by at September 24th, 2010 at 12:09 am
  • Endesa and Nissan to Develop Quick Charging Network
    Endesa, Spain’s largest electricity supply company, has partnered with Nissan to develop a Quick Charging network for electric cars. Nissan and Endesa have agreed to advance the technical progress and deployment of Direct Current (DC) quick charging technology throughout Spain. This is in parallel to the work started earlier this year between Endesa’s parent...
    by at September 22nd, 2010 at 02:09 am