Monthly Archives: August 2011

The current state of the electric car

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

July sales slow for LEAF and Volt Yes, we know that this is old news. But we’ve been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now. It seems that there is more to the slowdown than lack of supply, … Continue reading →

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Where can I charge my electric car?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Rapidly changing infrastructure updated Based on a review of our most popular content, we seem to have a high level of interest in two things – LEAF availability and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. That said, we have updated our … Continue reading →

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Nissan LEAF runs second annual e-miglia

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Competition improves the breed Long time readers will know that we have a bent toward the motorsports world in our background. Motorsports competition can take many forms. Here we will introduce you to the e-miglia, run for only the second … Continue reading →

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LEAF becoming more available around the globe

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Canada and France get first cars Nissan Canada delivered their first to LEAFs to PowerStream, a municipally owned electricity distribution company in Ontario. No word on when the first retail deliveries will take place. Expectations are much lower for the … Continue reading →

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UK MINI E trial comes to an end

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Oxford Brookes University releases study results First, let’s keep some things in mind. The study only included 40 vehicles over twelve months, although there were a total of 138 drivers broken up into two six month periods. Also, driving patterns … Continue reading →

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The state of EV infrastructure development in mid-2011

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye – What’s goin’ on? It seems as if many individuals that we speak with on a daily basis, those within the automobile industry as well as those not, have no real clue about … Continue reading →

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