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Nissan LEAF named on Ten Best Engines list
First ever electric motor named to ten best list While the Nissan LEAF has no engine, it still nabbed a spot on the Ward’s Automotive Ten Best Engine’s list for 2011. It is likely that you have never heard of … Continue reading
Nissan LEAF electric motor and transmission
So… how does a LEAF work? [UPDATE] This article was written in 2010 and applies to the 2011 and 2012 models of the Nissan LEAF. A different electric motor is used on the 2013 and later models with slightly revised … Continue reading
What are we going to do with all of the old EV batteries?
Nissan has a plan for their old used LEAF batteries One of the issues that we have always had with hybrid vehicles was exactly this: what happens with all of the old batteries? Can they be recycled? Can they be reused? … Continue reading
How important are low rolling resistance tires to my Nissan LEAF?
Are low rolling resistance (LRR) tires worth it? We just had a reader ask this question, and not knowing the answer, we thought that we would see what we could find. So off we went (via the web) to one … Continue reading
We just ordered our new Nissan LEAF!
Living LEAF was created essentially as a way for me to track my research into the Nissan LEAF. But then I thought that perhaps my research could help others as well. When I first heard about the Nissan LEAF, I thought that it sounded interesting from … Continue reading
Nissan LEAF (and electric vehicle) 101
We thought that with the pending launch of the Nissan LEAF, perhaps a little history would be in order. We do not wish to bore you to tears, so we will just highlight some of the milestones with references to … Continue reading