Category Archives: Industry News

Should I buy a used Nissan LEAF?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

Or rather, why you should buy a used Nissan LEAF According to the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Driver Survey Results – May 2013, 94 percent of EV owners also own a conventional fuel vehicle. Why do I lead with this? Because, … Continue reading →

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One way to optimize your range

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

What’s on your wheels? Not long ago I wrote an article about losing the fourth bar on my 2012 Nissan LEAF. When writing that article, I noticed that our fuel economy was 3.1 miles per kilowatt hour, which I had … Continue reading →

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On this, we can all agree

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan’s first look at 2018 LEAF Easily the most disliked feature of the current generation Nissan LEAF is the headlight design. Nissan’s whole argument behind the large, misshapen and protruding objects was that they were designed to optimize airflow around … Continue reading →

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Nissan Launches Second EV Car Share Service in Japan

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

New Mobility Concept on the road In October 2013 Nissan launched Japan’s first large-scale one-way car sharing service, using the Nissan New Mobility Concept EV as the vehicle of choice. The initial program was a one-year trial run starting with … Continue reading →

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2018 Nissan LEAF reveal in September

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

Spy shots reveal some styling cues On Friday Nissan finally threw us a bone on their official Twitter account – the 2018 Nissan LEAF will be revealed sometime in September with sales starting likely in December. The “globally revealed” comment … Continue reading →

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Honda Clarity EV to go just 80 miles

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Ernie Hernandez

Why bother? Honda must have no real plans of selling any battery electric versions of its Clarity EV as it has just announced that its roughly $35,000 asking price will give you just 80 miles of electric range, according to … Continue reading →

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