How to Find the Right Affordable Electric Car
If you want to try an electric car, but have a limited budget, exploring the used EV market is the way to go.
CES News: 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus Goes the Distance
Nissan has released the best Leaf—as in the one with the ability to go the farthest—so far–the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus.
Flash Drive: 2018 Nissan Leaf
The all-new 2018 Nissan Leaf features revised styling, charging speed and a longer driving distance, but that’s only a few of the key changes to the second-generation Leaf.
Events: National Drive Electric Week 2017
Summing up, this was a great first year for me at these National Drive Electric Week 2017 events.
News: Nissan confirms Gen 2 Leaf Will Debut Sept. 6
Nissan confirmed that its second generation 2018 Nissan Leaf will debut in September at an event prior to the Tokyo Motor Show.
Top 10 Markets for Electric Cars
The Nissan Leaf was the best selling plug-in car in July and has just lost the lead for the year-to-date electric car sales to the hot-selling Tesla Model S, another pure electric. It’s fair to say that where the Leaf is selling well, electric cars are selling well. Here are the Top 10 markets for Nissan Leaf sales.
Milestone Mark: 100,000 Plug-in Electric Cars Sold
The enthusiast group Plug In America noted that, for the first time, U.S. sales of plug-in electric cars (either pure electrics or plug-in hybrids) market will pass a significant milestone this month (May). The 100,000th mark was reached just past two years after their introduction to the market.
The Top 10 Electric Cars You Can Buy–Finally!
For all the twists and turns that the auto industry undergoes, it looks like 2013 will be a clear milestone for electric cars. The point here is to look at how far we have come and note the arrival of the electric car industry. It’s no longer a model or two, but a substantial variety of vehicles from major manufacturers that the EV-conscious consumer can choose from.
Nissan’s Ghosn Bets On EVs Winning With Emotion
When speaking recently at a “Open Garage” talk at Stanford’s Automotive Innovation Center, Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn pointed with pride that his Alliance has put 70,000 EVs on the road around the world (of the roughly 100,000 pure battery electrics currently out there). He said that in spite of failing to hit his own targets for volume, he believes electric vehicle technology will be the winner as it approaches scale production – and he believes that is inevitable. The secret ingredient, he said, was emotion.
News: Nissan Leaf EV Gets $6,000 Price Reduction
Nissan has dropped the price by $6,000 for the new 2013 Nissan Leaf to $28,800 for the newly added S grade, making it the lowest priced five-passenger electric vehicle sold in the United States. In states like California, you can buy this all-electric car for as low as $18,800 with qualifying federal and state tax credits. For the almost 2 years, my wife and I have been driving the all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf. We love the car.