Category Archives: Production

How much will it cost to replace a Nissan LEAF battery pack?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan offers no price point yet In answer to a question from long time electric vehicle (EV) advocate Chelsea Sexton,  recently asked by Nissan to head an independent EV advisory counsel, Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer stated that Nissan never imagined … Continue reading →

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Nissan e-NV200 is official

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan’s electric van to be produced in Spain Nissan has confirmed the production of the e-NV200 in Barcelona, Spain in the 2013 Fiscal Year. Nissan’s fiscal year begins in April, so production could begin any time after that. The Spanish … Continue reading →

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Nissan LEAF battery update

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan has produced over 11 million LEAF battery cells With a recent YouTube video (available below), Nissan has announced that they have produced over 11 million Nissan LEAF battery cells – roughly half of the auto industry’s global production. With … Continue reading →

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Nissan spills some future LEAF info

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

From a webchat with a Nissan exec Mark Perry, Nissan’s Product Planning guy, participated in a webchat last week on Facebook to answer questions directly from participants. If you missed it (as we did) you can review the entire contents … Continue reading →

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LEAF sales gain in March

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan LEAF records 579 sales in March With the introduction of the Nissan LEAF to the remaining states this month, making it the first electric vehicle (EV) from a major manufacturer available in all 50 states, one might have expected … Continue reading →

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January 2012 Nissan LEAF sales fall

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

January sales fall to 676 from 954 in December The Nissan Division of Nissan Corporation had a good January 2012 as sales overall improved 12.5% over January 2011 sales numbers. This compared favorably with Japan’s two other main producers – … Continue reading →

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