Originally published on Sustainnovate. In Europe, at least, drivers of the 100%-electric Nissan LEAF actually drive about 50% more than average drivers of petrol- and diesel-powered cars. This helps to bust the myth that electric cars are inadequate for the average driver, and that electric car drivers don’t drive very … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time to wrap up reporting of 2014 electric car sales. I’ll run down the highlights below, but first, I’ve got a very important matter that I want your opinion on. Assuming Tesla doesn’t start reporting monthly US deliveries in 2015, I want to know if you want … [continued]
The Nissan LEAF set yet another sales record in 2014, as per the most recent numbers — becoming the first plug-in vehicle ever to see sales of more than 30,000 units in a single year. To be precise, there were 30,200 LEAFs sold last year in the US — marking … [continued]
Nissan is pursuing a rather strange (maybe that’s not the best word) sales strategy in Japan — one that will see up to 2,000 potential buyers “given” a LEAF electric car free of charge for a couple of months. As per the sales program, these potential buyers will be given two … [continued]
Here’s another massive link drop of cool EV stories that we haven’t covered on CleanTechnica. From EV advertising leadership to Tesla, Tesla, Tesla…. Enjoy! (Be sure to check out all of our EV stories too!) Non-Tesla EVs http://youtu.be/hmCOAHJdOCw Nissan & Kia Up Spending On EV Advertising SunSwift Crowdfunding Campaign Raises … [continued]
The well-regarded CEO of Renault-Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, recently made the rather notable comment that one of the main reasons his company was pursuing the adoption of electric vehicles relatively aggressively was because of climate change. The comment — which was made during Ghosn’s recent acceptance speech for the Action Against … [continued]
Not so very long after Chevy announced that its hybrid Volts had driven over one billion miles, Nissan came out with a similar notice, but it is about one billion kilometers driven by LEAFs. (Approximately 180 million kilograms of CO₂ emissions were not generated by driving the electric LEAFs, compared … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. For many more people than realize it, electric cars are already adequate for their needs and better than a gasmobile for their bank account and quality of life. However, it often isn’t good enough for disruptive technology to be better than the incumbents. It has to … [continued]
Along with Zero Emissions, the Nissan LEAF’s exquisite ability to repel any liquid that spills on it incites video fun with hidden cameras setting off a social media campaign (Candid camera style). Hidden cameras catch people walking by as fake workers pull the passersby into the “accidental” action of paint spills. … [continued]
The Nissan e-NV200 — the company’s new electric business/delivery van — is now available in Japan, but the US release has been delayed a bit, according to recent reports. The reason for the delay of the US release is due, reportedly, to the fact that Nissan wants to improve the … [continued]
