May 2011

EV alternatives

May 17, 2011

Hyundai ix35 FCEV in Norway Last week, Hyundai offered up the ix35 fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) (known as the Tucson in the United States, and currently offered with an internal combustion engine (ICE) only), to mayors of the capital cities of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently the Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of the […]

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Charging your LEAF at a Nissan dealership

May 15, 2011

Please remember that dealers are doing us a favor In our readings around the web, we have been truly amazed at some of the attitudes displayed by some LEAF owners. It seems that many new LEAF owners feel that they are somehow entitled to free electricity at any Nissan dealer anywhere, whenever they like. Certainly […]

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LEAF offered in Spain

May 13, 2011

LEAF truly becoming a global car Spain started the LEAF reservation process on May 12. As in the United States, Spanish LEAF customers first reserve a LEAF online with a fully refundable deposit of €300 (currently slightly more than $200). First Spanish deliveries are expected to take place in September. LEAF is now available in […]

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$15,000 Billion is a lot of money

May 11, 2011

That is the cost of green energy According to the Financial Times, that is the cost of green energy over the next 20 years. Wind, solar and other renewable resources obviously don’t come cheap. Then again, neither do foreign wars fought over oil, with the United States spending over $700 billion (and rising) on the […]

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Update on California’s legacy EVSE upgrades

May 10, 2011

Clipper Creek to start upgrades next month As long as we’re writing about infrastructure, we thought that we would try to find out more on the status of the upgrades to the existing EVSE units installed around the state of California that we learned about in August of last year. As it happens, Clipper Creek, one […]

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Free EV charging coming to San Francisco

May 9, 2011

Charge stations to be free through 2013 The City of San Francisco plans to install 80 electric vehicle (EV) charge stations by the end of 2011 at various city-owned parking garages. Also included in the infrastructure rollout will be locations at San Francisco International Airport and some of the cities branch libraries. The intent behind […]

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NISMO LEAF sees track time in Japan

May 8, 2011

Not a lot of LEAF news lately, but we found this bit of distraction: (it’s only about a minute long) We’re not really sure what to make of the various sounds. Certainly, we can hear the electric motor whine in some segments. Others, what sounds like induction noise of an internal combustion engine may actually […]

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Nissan factories gear up production

May 6, 2011

Up to ten percent of production lost or damaged due to quake In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country, Nissan is doing its best to move forward. Production has fallen by over 50%, although word is that Toyota and Honda were more severely impacted. The fact is, any manufacturer of […]

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Edmunds.com drives LEAF 132 miles…

May 5, 2011

In a totally unrealistic scenario Sorry… but we just don’t get it. Set the cruise at 35 miles per hour and drive it in circles until it won’t go anymore? With the air conditioning off on an 80 degree day and the windows just cracked open? As my son says – “Come onnnnnn!” These kinds […]

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Nissan NV200 named as next New York City Taxi

May 4, 2011

Nissan to gain tremendous brand visibility The Nissan NV200 will become New York City’s exclusive taxi for 10 years beginning late in 2013. Built in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the NV200 was selected over other finalists that included Ford Transit Connect and Karsan, a Turkish manufacturer that vowed to assemble vehicles in Brooklyn if awarded the contract. […]

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