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Class action filed September 24 against Nissan

October 2, 2012
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Nissan holds the line On September 24, 2012 two plaintiffs, one California based and one Arizona based, filed a class action against Nissan (found here) regarding LEAF’s battery capacity and driving range. The class consists of all 2011-2012 Nissan LEAFs sold or leased in California and Arizona. Quickly reviewing the suit, we find many valid issues [...]

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Nissan to reach out to LEAF owners

September 30, 2012
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Nissan’s parent company takes an interest in LEAF owner’s concerns Many Nissan LEAF owners and potential owners have been tracking the battery capacity loss situation that has shown itself to be a concern of the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV). While this issue developed initially in the desert of Arizona, car owners in several states, Hong [...]

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Nissan LEAF makes a good commuter

September 20, 2012
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TotalCarScore rates LEAF best commuter car If you are wondering who TotalCarScore is, so were we. It turns out, they are review and data aggregators – thus the name. They grab the scores from various automotive review websites – including consumer sites such as Edmunds.com, Consumers Guide and US News and World Report. In addition, [...]

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Three pending bills could help California EV drivers

September 18, 2012
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State could make EV ownership more attractive alternative than conventional vehicle ownership Three Assembly Bills put forth by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield have been approved by the legislature and await the Governor’s signature. Assembly Bill 2502 will ease the initial cost of electric vehicle (EV) acquisition by including the cost of the charging equipment into the [...]

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Kohl’s adds more EV charging capacity

September 9, 2012
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Charging stations now in fourteen states Kohl’s Department Stores has just announced the installation of 36 additional charging stations in 18 additional locations by later this fall. This will bring the count to over 100 charging docks in 52 locations over 14 states. These charging stations will be available to Kohl’s customers at no charge [...]

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Saab – one foot out of the grave?

September 3, 2012
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Another electric car on the way National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) has finalized the purchase of Saab AB with the intent to develop the Saab 9-3 into an electric car for distribution in China. Founded in the 1940′s, Saab has gone through various iterations every decade or two since. General Motors effectively dismantled the [...]

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Nissan responds to LEAF challenges

August 30, 2012
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Not much reading between the lines needed This news has been out for over a week now, but we’ve not had the opportunity to write about it until now. Nissan announced the hiring of David Champion, former Consumer Reports Auto Test Center Senior Director, as their executive adviser for competitive assessment and quality. Mr. Champion [...]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – last in a series

August 27, 2012
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What does it all mean? For the last several weeks, Living LEAF has been writing about the loss of battery capacity in the Nissan LEAF. Owners on the My Nissan LEAF (MNL) forum have devoted over 3,000 posts to this topic alone, making it the most discussed topic on the forum. After reading the first [...]

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California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Owner Survey Results

August 24, 2012
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California Center for Sustainable Energy completes EV Survey The California Center for Sustainable Energy surveyed more than 2,500 electric vehicle (EV) owners to provide the state with its most comprehensive data compiled to date regarding the usage of EVs in California. Of the 2,526 vehicle owners selected for the survey, 1,419 vehicle owners chose to [...]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – Fourth in a series

August 19, 2012
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I think my head is about to explode! I’ve reviewed another twenty pages or so of posts, which now brings us to page 100 of what is now an almost 300 page long conversation on the My Nissan LEAF (MNL) forum regarding the Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss issue. With every passing post one can feel [...]

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