From the category archives:

Charging Experience

An update on Level 3 DC (Fast) Chargers

July 10, 2010

As this is written, it is worth noting that currently there is no connection standard for Level 3 chargers in the United States. Level 2 chargers will use the SAE J1772 connection standard. In Japan, the Level 3 charger connection standard is the CHAdeMO connector. This connector is supported by Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Toyota. [...]

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LEAF statistics to date

July 4, 2010

First, Happy Fourth of July! If you’re a numbers person, you are really going to like this post. It is all about the numbers. Let’s start with a big one first – 90%. As in 90% of deposits on the new LEAF are from customers that are new to the Nissan brand. Gotta think that [...]

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Charging Infrastructure – The Pilot Program

June 30, 2010

Nissan is taking a very calculated approach to selling the LEAF. If the biggest concern that most potential customers seem to have is with the range of the vehicle, then it seems reasonable that Nissan would want to be sure that those customers can charge their LEAF batteries while away from home. This is why [...]

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