Monthly Archives: April 2012

European LEAF sees changes ahead

Redesign and lower price in its future According to Automotive News Europe, Nissan may redesign the LEAF and lower its price once production begins in Sunderland, England. In an interview with Colin Lawther, Nissan’s Vice President of Engineering in Europe, … Continue reading

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Future proofing Nissan LEAF technology

Nissan works directly with Intel One of the biggest challenges facing all automakers today is the fact that digital technological changes occur much more rapidly than automotive platform development changes. What we mean by this can be demonstrated by a … Continue reading

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Real world Nissan LEAF usage

Does range matter? One of the questions that we get most often is how far will our LEAF go. The answer for us is that its maximum range is irrelevant, because we never drive it that far. But what about … Continue reading

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Future LEAF

What does Nissan see in a future LEAF? It is always easier to predict the future when you can see the present clearly. With the introduction of the 2013 Nissan Altima, Nissan’s bread and butter car, we can look to … Continue reading

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Infiniti unveils LEAF based EV

LEAF based, but totally different Today Infiniti unveiled the new LE Concept. While dubbed a concept, it is very nearly a production vehicle. So the question is, how different is it from the LEAF? Quite a bit in some ways, … Continue reading

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LEAF sales gain in March

Nissan LEAF records 579 sales in March With the introduction of the Nissan LEAF to the remaining states this month, making it the first electric vehicle (EV) from a major manufacturer available in all 50 states, one might have expected … Continue reading

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