Category Archives: LEAF Information

Let’s talk about battery degradation

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

Battery degradation isn’t that big of a deal for many [UPDATE: Here’s a link to a Facebook post (found here) about a LEAF used as a taxi in the UK that went 100,000 miles in under two years with no … Continue reading →

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Nissan to launch autonomous car in Japan in 2016

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

Ghosn confirms at NYIAS Nissan, having agreed on a five year development partnership with NASA on the development of autonomous vehicles, has confirmed that their first market to have the vehicle will be Japan next year according to comments by Carlos … Continue reading →

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LEAF 2.0?

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

Did Nissan just show the second generation LEAF in Geneva? Introduced as the Nissan SWAY at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show as a possible European crossover, this new small hatchback could easily fit into another role. My thought is … Continue reading →

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CHAdeMO vs. SAE CCS vs. Tesla Supercharger

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

Who is king of the mountain? While editing my last post, looking at the maps of DC quick chargers in Japan and in the United States, it made me wonder how the coverage would compare when evaluating the three standards … Continue reading →

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Are electric car charging stations taking over Japan?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

The real story is the quick chargers Many in the media lately have been writing about the recent announcement by a Nissan Japan corporate VP that there are more electric car charging stations in Japan than there are gas stations. … Continue reading →

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Is $30,000 and 200 miles the new EV benchmark?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

Chevrolet Bolt misses that mark Chevrolet announced the Bolt concept electric car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with a price of $30,000 and a driving range of 200 miles. The Bolt’s $30k price point is to … Continue reading →

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