Category Archives: Fun!

LEAF quarter mile times

Living Life 1/4 mile at a time We just read that a major automobile magazine had run a LEAF down a dragstrip for fun. So we thought that we would check out some LEAF performance data. We went to Edmunds.com … Continue reading

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LEAF goes to Laguna Seca Raceway!

LEAF owners take on Laguna For the third year now Speed Ventures has sponsored an electric vehicle motorsports event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Speed Ventures offers regular folks the opportunity to drive their street car on racetracks throughout California. … Continue reading

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Nissan makes history at Pikes Peak

LEAF first Electric Production Class winner at Pikes Peak A Nissan LEAF driven by Nissan off-road racer Chad Hord set a first Electric Production Class record of 14 minutes 33 seconds up the hill. The distance of the hillclimb is … Continue reading

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Inside NISMO LEAF

Ride along with the NISMO LEAF Nissan will be taking the NISMO LEAF to Le Mans to run in an exhibition event this week. The first exhibition will be held on Thursday with the second coming up on Saturday. We’ve … Continue reading

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Those wacky Dutch – Part Two

Drive a LEAF for 24 hours This is really a story about a promotional YouTube video created by a Netherlands based EV fast charge equipment provider. That said, there is some interesting information to be obtained. Epyon Power, founded in … Continue reading

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LEAF to take on Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Dressed in NISMO LEAF livery, Chad Hord to take on Pikes Peak On June 26 Nissan will attack the Race to the Clouds in an essentially stock Nissan LEAF. Off-road truck racing champion Chad Hord will pilot the LEAF which … Continue reading

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