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Almost two and a half years after the Nissan Leaf went on sale, the little electric car can count 25,000 sales in the U.S.
Product placement in virtual worlds has been paying dividends for companies, and Nissan is looking to leverage Electronic Arts’ newest edition of SimCity by incorporating its Leaf EV into the game.
President Barack Obama called for a 75 percent boost to the U.S. Department of Energy’s research budget today.
An undetermined number of Nissan Altimas, LEAFs, Pathfinders, Sentras, as well as the Infiniti JX35 built in 2013 are being recalled over a defect which can cause the airbag to not go off in the case of an accident.
At the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Nissan will have the global debut for the new Note that will be competing in the B-segment in Europe.
Electric cars are often viewed as the personal transportation solution for the future, though a team of researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK is looking beyond that, to vehicles that drive themselves. And they’ve come up with a prototype that costs far less than you might expect.
The Nissan Leaf is bringing a name on board to its options list that might make your ears perk up: Bose.
Arguably electric cars are the future of the automotive industry. They promise smooth, quiet, pollution-free driving, but are they ready for primetime? If recent news is any indicator, the answer is a resounding “NO!”
Towards the end of last year, Nissan announced its plans to expand its NISMO performance sub-brand and there’s no better way to garner attention among young enthusiast buyers than to display those vehicles at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon.
Nissan unveiled the newest iteration of its Leaf electric car today, saying that it will have improved efficiency and faster charger times.
According to a recent study conducted by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, consumers are more interested in purchasing hybrid-electric vehicles than electric-only vehicles.
According to recent used car pricing estimates, electric vehicle resale values are lagging behind conventional gasoline cars.
Indianapolis plans to swap all its city-use sedans for electrified cars according to a new order signed by mayor Greg Ballard.
Nissan has built its first lithium-ion cells for its electric vehicle’s batteries at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, which will first be used in its 2013 Leaf.
Bullying isn’t funny… unless it involves a couple of car companies calling each other’s products ugly. Then its hysterical.
Owners of plug-in electric vehicles and pure-electric vehicles tend to be well off financially and well educated according to a new survey.
It’s no surprise to anyone that has been paying attention to the Leaf’s sales figures, but Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has confirmed that his company will not meet the sales target for its all-electric vehicle.
Nissan has just unveiled its 2013 Leaf in Japan, announcing that the car is getting a boost in range and a lower price for the Japanese market.
What probably seemed like a post-apocalyptic precaution a few weeks ago is coming into play: electric vehicles as a reverse power source for homes.
Nissan might ship production for some of the motors going into its Leaf EVs to the U.S. in a cost-cutting measure.
The new Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid is officially rated at 100 MPGe combined by the EPA making it the most fuel efficient plug-in model in America.
Slow sales are getting to the higher-ups at Nissan, encouraging measures to improve the unpopular EV’s future.