New York City officials have plans to amend building codes in order to vastly expand electric car-charging infrastructure in the Big Apple. One plan features a provision that would require about one-fifth of all new parking spaces to be equipped for EV charging. Before the decade is out, that could add up to as many [...]
Nissan Motor Co. has announced that it will offer a new, energy-efficient Bose audio system in its 2013 Leaf electric cars. The system will feature seven speakers and will be available as a premium package option. The amplification has been specially designed to use very little electricity, and each of the audio components is light [...]
Electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S are brisk sellers in Norway. As a result of the government’s generous treatment of the EVs, there is little price difference between electric and conventional cars. With no import duty, no parking fees, and no congestion tax, the EV is gaining sales traction. In [...]
At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Nissan Motor Co. announced that it would reduce the sticker price for its all-electric Leaf car by $6,000. The 2013 model will go for $28,800 before federal and state tax incentives. After refunds from those sources, the effective price of the car could be as low as $18,800, [...]
Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in France reached well over the 5,000-mark for 2012, racking up an impressive 5,663 unit sales. The total was twice that of the previous year. The re-badged Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which sells in France as the Peugeot iOn, was the biggest seller of the group, with 2,744 units sold. [...]
This week, Nissan Motor Co. began making the Leaf electric car at its Smyrna, Tenn. plant. Until now, the car had been assembled in Japan, but the company is on a mission to bring the sticker price down for its U.S. buyers, and the local sourcing will go a long way toward achieving that goal.
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Nissan dealers around the U.S. are offering nearly $10,000 in incentives on 2012 models, though most of the deals are set to run only until Jan. 2, 2013. The $9,700 is a lease incentive, but some California dealers are offering almost as much, $8,000, to people who purchase the cars. With Nissan ready to produce [...]
Nissan Motor Co. is marking two years of selling the Leaf all-electric car by announcing activation of the largest lithium battery plant in the U.S. Sitting directly next to its Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plant for the Leaf, Nissan will use the battery components in its ramped-up production of the popular EV. The battery facility is [...]
Nissan Motor Co. announced this week that their Leaf electric car would cost less for the next model year. In addition, the EV will feature a new function that informs drivers about the remaining range. Nissan responded to owner surveys, which pointed out that Leaf drivers wanted to know about remaining mileage, and wanted a [...]
Nissan Motor Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Ghosn, this week announced that the giant automaker intends to capture at least 8 percent of the world auto market within five years, and as much as 10 percent in the U.S. The outspoken helmsman of Nissan pointed out that as the Renault electric cars begin to see [...]
Evatran, a maker of Plugless Power brand wireless car chargers, will begin offering the devices to buyers of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt in March of 2013. Between now and then, SPX Service Solutions, which supplies chargers for the Volt, will work with Evatran to offer consumers wireless, home-charging units for their Volt hybrid-electric [...]
Nissan will offer a lower-priced Leaf electric car for 2013, hoping to boost the company’s profits and introduce a wider audience to electric transportation. Nissan’s Smyrna, Tenn., plant will begin making the budget models later this year. They will be available sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Nissan’s management has initiated an emphasis on [...]
