Monthly Archives: July 2011

54.5 Miles Per Gallon – 2025 fuel efficiency standard

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Really? Ain’t gonna happen. And you might as well grab some coffee – this is going to take awhile. On July 29, 2011, President Obama announced an agreement with 13 automakers to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) of … Continue reading →

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Forget oil – what about lithium?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Are we just moving from one dependency to another? In conversations that we have had with a variety of individuals, this topic has come up. We have looked at the vast lithium deposits in South America and thought that they … Continue reading →

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LEAF quarter mile times

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Living Life 1/4 mile at a time We just read that a major automobile magazine had run a LEAF down a dragstrip for fun. So we thought that we would check out some LEAF performance data. We went to Edmunds.com … Continue reading →

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LEAF earns 5 star overall safety rating

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan LEAF gets highest safety rating from NHTSA This is undoubtedly one of the questions that we get asked most often, and now we have an answer – 5 Stars. The question is obviously, what is the government’s safety rating … Continue reading →

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2011 Nissan LEAF availability

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

What is the current status of LEAF distribution? 2011 Nissan LEAF production has ramped up to near its capacity levels. Full Oppama, Japan capacity is still only around 4,100 units per month for global distribution. And remember that all Japanese … Continue reading →

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EV Battery Re-use

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

GM announces a secondary use electric vehicle battery plan It’s not like we’re picking on GM or anything, but seriously… This communication, only one of many, creates an awareness of the difference in the approach that these two manufacturers bring … Continue reading →

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