Monthly Archives: January 2012

Never be stranded in a Nissan LEAF

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

It’s simple if you know how The number one question that we get when we start talking about our LEAF is this – “Doesn’t it go just 100 miles?” To which our standard answer is some variation of this – … Continue reading →

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NHTSA says Chevrolet Volt at no greater fire risk than gasoline powered vehicles

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

“No discernible defect trend exists” Electric vehicles, whether they are full battery-electric vehicles such as the Nissan LEAF, or hybrid electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt, present new technology that has not yet been fully tested in the real … Continue reading →

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Innovation for All?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

How about a self-healing iPhone case Nissan in 2005 developed a self-healing vehicle coating that allows fine scratches to mend themselves. This coating is currently used on certain Infiniti and Nissan models (the LEAF is not one of them). When … Continue reading →

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Real world experience in the Nissan LEAF

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

9,000 miles in less than six months Personal experience of a thing provides validation that is, quite often, otherwise not available. We recently read an article by a relatively new Nissan LEAF owner. The reason that we want to pass … Continue reading →

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BMW ActiveE 2 year leases start

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

BMW’s first electric car hits the street Before we get hammered over the head, the MINI E is not a BMW. MINI is owned by BMW, but that does not make it one. That said, BMW learned a lot from … Continue reading →

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Driving the Toyota Prius v

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Lackluster performance in today’s station wagon Toyota’s Prius must be credited with changing the way that people think about cars. Honda tried to get a leg up in the United States by beating Toyota to the market here with the Insight, … Continue reading →

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