Steady is how LEAF sales roll. August 2018 is shaping up to be one of the strongest sales months in U.S. history (thanks largely to what we estimate as an unprecedented surge for the Tesla Model 3) the same is not true for the Nissan LEAF, but at least some mild progress has been made in August. With […]
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UPDATE #2: August 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales: What To Expect?
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 […]
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’…
Bjørn Attempts Rapidgate Run In Nissan e-NV200
Is the Nissan e-NV200 impacted by “Rapidgate”? EV aficionado and Tesla fan Bjørn Nyland is at it again, testing the charging speed of Nissan’s 40-kWh battery pack. It’s no secret that many people have experienced issues with the 2018 Nissan LEAF when it comes to slow charging speed under certain conditions. One could safely assume that […]
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 […]
UK Government Invests In Nissan Electric Van Project
The company hopes new battery tech will help manufacturers electrify commercial vehicles. The British government has offered funding for a Nissan-backed project to create new batteries that will extend the range of vans. Led by sustainability firm Ceres, the project aims to develop a compact, high-power density solid oxide fuel cell for use in commercial […]
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…
