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LEAF wins KBB Five Year Cost to Own – Electric Vehicle

Less is more Lower operating expense is an important reason to buy an electric car compared to a gas powered car. If this factor is important to you, it makes sense to consider the one that has the lowest cost … Continue reading

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LEAF vs. Bolt Test Drive Comparison

How do they stack up? With the launch of the 2018 Nissan LEAF, I thought I’d provide a write-up of the two vehicles most likely to be duking it out for the affordable EV sales crown this year. Chevrolet launched … Continue reading

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2018 Nissan LEAF Review

The 2018 Nissan LEAF offers enough promise to retain its place as the best selling EV in the world First, let’s take a look at it. Why the 2018 LEAF raises the bar [UPDATE: This article was updated 9/22/17 to … Continue reading

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40kWh 2018 LEAF

2018 LEAF range won’t match others According to recently leaked information on the Autobytel website, it seems the new 2018 LEAF will have a 40 kWh battery pack. Given the range of the current 30 kWh pack (107 miles), the … Continue reading

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Tesla Model 3 Promise Delivered Halfway

Tesla Model 3 meets delivery goal Elon Musk said that the Model 3 would be delivered by the end of 2017. Very few, including me, believed him because Tesla had never delivered on time before. In fact the Model X … Continue reading

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Nissan’s self-driving cars start arriving soon

2018 LEAF will drive itself – partially Autonomous cars are the new thing. Cars that park themselves. Adaptive cruise-control that maintains a safe following distance between cars. The ability for cars to stop before running into the car that stops … Continue reading

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