December 2011

FedEx to test electric Nissan van in London

December 13, 2011

FedEx to add Nissan Electric NV200 to London test fleet FedEx, a significant supporter of electric vehicles (EVs) with 43 already in use in London, Europe and the United States, is adding the all electric Nissan NV200 light commercial van to its fleet as an evaluation vehicle. The NV200, which has been selected as the […]

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LEAF reservations open in Canada

December 12, 2011
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2012 LEAFs arriving ahead of schdule Nissan Canada is opening reservations to the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF. Anyone living within 65 kilometers of one of the 27 certified Nissan LEAF dealers are now able to place a reservation. As we wrote back in September, Nissan is expecting to sell 600 LEAFs in […]

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What is a used Nissan LEAF worth?

December 11, 2011
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One year after launch, is LEAF holding its value? One huge question mark one year ago was the future value of a Nissan LEAF. One year after its launch, we can take a look. First, it should be noted that this is not a scientific study. We are looking at various online sources to determine […]

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Chicago gets its first DC Quick Charge station

December 7, 2011
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Midway Airport cell phone waiting lot to host first charger According to the Chicago Tribune, the first DC Quick Charger has been installed in the cell phone waiting lot at Midway International Airport. The second is due to be installed this week at the University of Illinois. The significance of this news is that it […]

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LEAF availability to include all of US by March 2012

December 6, 2011
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Seven more states able to order 2012 LEAF with entire US able to order by March 2012 From a potential LEAF owner’s perspective, getting news from Nissan North America regarding the ability to reserve and order a LEAF has been at times exhilarating, frustrating, exhausting and infuriating. Now, hopefully we can add satisfying to the list. […]

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Melting EVSE plugs? Not with LEAF

December 4, 2011

Qualcomm wireless EV charging may eliminate need to plug in A friend of ours works at Qualcomm and owns a Nissan LEAF. Qualcomm is an environmentally conscious company that operates with an eye toward assisting in providing a cleaner environment. This post, though, is not about that. We learned of some news recently that Qualcomm […]

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BMW teams with Toyota in long term battery development partnership

December 1, 2011
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Toyota to get clean diesel technology BMW today announced an agreement to partner with Toyota to develop battery cell technology, in return agreeing to provide Toyota Motor Europe with clean diesel technology. Toyota Europe certainly seems to be a beneficiary here. One area of technology that the Europeans excel at is in diesel engine technology. […]

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