Production

Nissan factories gear up production

May 6, 2011

Up to ten percent of production lost or damaged due to quake In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country, Nissan is doing its best to move forward. Production has fallen by over 50%, although word is that Toyota and Honda were more severely impacted. The fact is, any manufacturer of […]

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Latest update on Nissan’s status in Japan

March 15, 2011

Nissan among many in Japan with more questions than answers We will tell you what we know without adding speculation, as real information alone is sketchy enough at the moment. With the advent of the earthquake/tsunami, Nissan immediately shutdown all of their manufacturing facilities in Japan. No factory personnel were reported injured initially. All Nissan Americas […]

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Estimated delivery week of March 25, 2011

February 28, 2011

4 week notice on Nissan’s dashboard It was with some surprise this morning when we opened our Nissan LEAF dashboard to find a new estimated delivery date – week of March 25, 2011. Which only heightened our confusion regarding the delivery of our LEAF. March 25, 2011 is a Friday. So does Nissan’s estimated delivery […]

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Mark Perry interview provides production info

February 17, 2011

Almost 4,000 LEAFs produced to date according to Perry In an interview with treehugger Radio, Nissan’s Mark Perry, Director of Product Planning and Advanced Technology, said “…we’ve built about three, almost four thousand LEAFs globally already…”, which fits in very close to our production speculation of February 8. We guessed that 300 LEAFs were built […]

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LEAF among “Greenest for 2011”

February 16, 2011

LEAF number 2 on Greenest of 2011 list Since model year 2000 the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has selected a list of the top 12 “Greenest Vehicles of the Year“. These vehicles represent, in the view of ACEEE, those vehicles with the most environmentally friendly credentials. In its first year ever […]

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New LEAF battery plant in Portugal, also Blink production starts up

February 11, 2011

Electric cars need batteries Nissan has plans to supply batteries for their electric vehicles (EVs) from sources throughout the world. The current source for the Nissan LEAF battery pack is Zama, Japan with capacity of 90,000 battery packs. Over the next two years, additional production will come online globally – 200,000 in Smyrna, Tennessee, 100,000 […]

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Japanese domestic market LEAF delivery numbers revealed

February 8, 2011

220 Rental LEAFs delivered in Japan According to Nissan, 220 LEAFs have been delivered to rental car companies in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan – the first of 500 units to be delivered in Fiscal Year 2010, which ends in March 2011 for Nissan. This means that another 280 will need to be delivered in the […]

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Is LEAFs delivery wait time excessive?

February 7, 2011

Wait for other EVs likely to be as long This started out being the response to a reader’s comment, but it kept getting longer so we turned it into a post. This was the comment: Very discouraged. If September orders are not yet on the way then the interval sounds like seven months or more […]

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LEAF arrives in Hawaii

February 1, 2011

LEAF lands in last of seven initial rollout states The first Nissan LEAF was delivered in the state of Hawaii. This LEAF was delivered at New City Nissan in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. There are a total of seven Nissan dealerships spread throughout the island chain, and the state has made a strong effort […]

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Nissan LEAF production and delivery process – firsthand

January 20, 2011

Follow the timing on one LEAF On January 11, 2011 we received the following note from Nissan via e-mail: Hi Ernie, congratulations! Your vehicle is scheduled to arrive at your Nissan Dealer in the month of March 2011. As your Nissan LEAF™ is being built and shipped, we will continue to update your vehicle’s status. So […]

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