EPA rates Tesla Model S at 89 MPGe with 265-mile range
The EPA has finished testing the 2012 Tesla Model S, and it’s numbers are impressive. The Tesla Model S gets 89 MPGe combined (88 MPGe in the city and 90 MPGe on the highway). The…
Nissan Leaf
Nissan Leaf goes on sale in Australia
It’s been almost a year and a half since the Nissan Leaf was first available in the US and Japan. Now, the Nissan Leaf is available in Australia. Surprisingly, the Leaf costs $51,500 AUS which…
Real world range of Mitsubishi i is 59 miles, according to Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports isn’t happy with the Mitsubishi i and a recent article titled ‘With the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car, range anxiety is included’ paints a sad picture. Consumer Reports comments that the Nissan Leaf is…
Some Nissan Leaf owners are losing capacity bars
Some owners on the Nissan Leaf forum have noticed that their Leaf dash only displays 11 of 12 capacity bars when the battery is fully charge, which leads them to believe they have lost some…
Nissan predicting Leaf sales to increase sixfold by 2013
Nissan’s VP for product strategy and planning says ‘Plug-in Hybrid technology is a promising path. Clearly we are working on it.’ What exactly does that mean? Nissan executives were staying mum, but they were excited…
Infiniti LE may be built in Tennessee with the Leaf
Last week the Infiniti LE was displayed at the New York Auto Show. This week, 2 Nissan spokesman told the Chicago Tribune that the Nissan factory in Smyrna Tennesse was the most likely place for…
California announces $120 million investment in charging stations
Last week California announced a $120 million investment to install 10,000 charging stations throughout the state. The electric expressway will be built by NRG Energy Inc and will include 200 fast-charging stations, and 10,000 plug-in…
Nissan increasing European presence
By the end of the year, Nissan plans on increasing the number of European dealerships carrying the Nissan Leaf by ten times, to 1,000 dealers total. Nissan is also aiming to have the Nissan Leaf…
Nissan is bringing Leaf production to Tennessee
Nissan has started, actually they are nearing completion, of a 1.3 million square-foot lithium ion battery facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. Nissan has spent $1.7 billion on the building and upgrades to the vehicle assembly site…
Email from Nissan says the Nissan Leaf will be available nation wide in March
Nissan USA has sent out an email to those who signed up to be ‘reminded’ of when they can order a Nissan Leaf. The email states the ‘Nissan LEAF will be available in US markets…