Category Archives: LEAF 101

A look at Ford and the Focus Electric

First part in a series on the state of electric cars for American consumers Ford’s electric future Last week, Ford introduced their Ford Focus Electric in Las Vegas at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Naturally, they will have the car at … Continue reading

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Nonotechnology offers shorter electric car battery charge time

Nano batteries to charge 40 to 60 times faster than today’s technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York has developed a new type of nanomaterial (material based on materials dimensionally smaller than one tenth of a micrometer). Due to the ultra … Continue reading

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Real Nissan LEAF owners exceed 100 mile range

LEAF owners trek over 100 miles home from dealer Two cautiously adventurous new LEAF owners chose to drive over 100 miles home in their inaugural drive of their new electric vehicle (EV). Guess what? They made it. We say cautiously adventurous … Continue reading

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Electric Vehicle Studies

Electric car studies grow in number We look at a Google Alert daily for information on the Nissan LEAF, which is the top of the funnel that we muddle our way through each day to come up with something timely … Continue reading

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All about Nissan LEAF deliveries from the man who knows

Mark Perry on LEAF delivery status We had an opportunity to attend the first Southern California LEAF delivery party in San Diego held at Nissan Design America and weren’t disappointed. While trying to find a proper link for you for … Continue reading

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Where is my Nissan LEAF in the production queue? Part 2

I’ve ordered my LEAF. Now what? Part Two Yesterday we looked at the timing involved from Nissan’s side in delivering the LEAF to their customers. From start of production to turning over the keys to the new owner, the time … Continue reading

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