Will August EV deliveries raise our confidence about a whopping 300K U.S. electric car sales for 2018? ***UPDATE #2: September 4, 2018 @ 2:30 PM EST – A few other automakers have also released sales charts ahead of the official U.S. reporting date. We’ve added them to the monthly sales scorecard. Stay tuned for GM and Tesla […]
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Explorer drives 16,000 km in cross-continent adventure in new Nissan LEAF [video]
After an epic 16,000-kilometer drive, polar explorer Marek Kaminski has arrived in Japan, having started his landmark #NoTraceExpedition in Poland three months earlier in Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle, the new Nissan LEAF. Kaminski’…
Nissan Teams With Kohnan Shoji To Expand Japan Car-Sharing Service
Nissan is expanding its e-share mobi car-sharing service in Japan, which was launched in January 2018 with the new LEAF and Note e-POWER. The service started in January with 30 stations and is gradually being expanded. Through a new partnership with retailer Kohnan Shoji, Nissan will add 100 new e-share mobi locations by the end […]
Tesla Shines In Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales Stats For July
Tesla becomes the biggest plug-in electric car manufacturer in the world Global sales of plug-in electric cars grow consistently and July was not an exception. In total, almost 145,000 were noted by EV Sales Blog, which is 62% more than a year ago. See more our sales reports for July 2018 here. The cumulative number […]
Disassembling A Nissan LEAF Battery Pack: How-To Video Series
For those with a need to know, here’s a whole video series devoted to dissecting a Nissan LEAF battery. YouTuber jwsolarusa has uploaded a number of videos about various processes of lithium-ion battery pack disassembly. If you’re into this sort of thing, these videos are great because none of them are obsessively long, however, the information is […]
CNET Applauds Nissan For New E-Pedal In Long-Term LEAF
CNET is four months and over 4,000 miles into a long-term affair with a 2018 Nissan LEAF When CNET got its 2018 Nissan Leaf for a long-term test drive, the publication roughly knew what to expect. It’s certainly not the flashiest electric car on the market, but it’s still one of the best fully-electric hatchbacks available today […]
Nissan begins production of Leaf-based-Sylphy electric car in China
The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, the first Nissan electric car made for China, has begun rolling off the production line. The start of production by Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co., the passenger vehicle unit of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Ni…
Watch As Nissan LEAF Drives Thousands Of Miles Across Eurasia
Polar adventurer Marek Kaminski drove 16,000 km from Poland to Japan in a Nissan LEAF The second-generation Nissan LEAF with its 40 kWh has just 151 miles (243 km) of EPA range, but as it turns out, that’s somehow enough to go across a big chunk of the world. Polish polar adventurer Marek Kaminski, the first […]
Honda Clarity PHEV Versus Nissan LEAF: Which Wins In Overall Value?
Thinking of going green? What to buy? If you’ve decided to buy an electric car and prioritize space and value, the 2018 Nissan LEAF is hard to beat. It’s currently the only EV available in the U.S. with decent range, a midsize EPA classification, and a sub $30k price tag. The all-new, midsize 2018 Honda […]
Owning A Nissan LEAF Without A Home Charger: Is It Possible?
What’s it like owning an EV without a charge point at home? YouTuber Lemon-Tea Leaf is a Nissan LEAF owner who currently rents a flat in Edinburgh with no access to a charging point. So, it’s not as if he’s just holding out on the purchase of an EVSE or stuck using Level 1 charging. There […]
