Nissan is convinced that electric cars are the wave of the future, and it’s doing quite a bit to get the rest of the world to agree. The latest efforts are in the form of “The Big Turn On” campaign, in which Nissan offers a prize of 30 quick chargers to the city with […]
We received a comment on a post a couple weeks ago from someone (David Stead) who was about to go buy a Nissan Leaf. One of the other commenters requested that he update us from time to time on what it’s like to own and drive the Leaf. David, … [continued]
As you probably know from my post yesterday, Zipcar has added a handful of Chevy Volts to its Chicago fleet. I-GO, Chicago’s nonprofit car-sharing organization, also announced yesterday that it was adding 3 new EVs to its fleet, all-electric EVs. I-GO has added the Mitsubishi i MiEV to two locations … [continued]
10 more top clean car stories from the past week (other than our 13 or so clean car and transportation stories): 1. GM has ceased production of its Chevy Volt for 5 weeks. And while some are eager to call the Chevy Volt dead, Chris DeMorro of sister site Gas2 … [continued]
While a variety of electric cars is on the market for U.S. consumers, pretty much all of them are only available in select locations (California, for one) – except for the Nissan Leaf. Starting today, Nissan is making the Leaf available […]
Named the Nichiomaru, which means “king of Japan,” the ship is the first Japanese vessel to make use of both solar panels and an electrically controlled diesel engine. It’s also got […]
Announced on Saturday at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Nissan LEAF has been awarded Japan’s Car of the Year award. This is the first such award for Nissan since the early 1990s, and according to Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga, it is representative of both the hard work of … [continued]
I scroll through thousands of articles on dozens of sites so that you don’t have to 😀 1. Solar-Powered, Energy-Efficient Homes & the Nissan LEAF In one of the latest solar-EV team-ups, City Ventures and Nissan offer a green triple combo. From the news release: How would you like never … [continued]
If Chris Paine’s earlier movie, “Who Killed the Electric Car” was about people being deprived of their vehicles and used as pawns in a struggle between Government regulations and established business, then his latest film, “Revenge of the Electric Car” is about the Kings.
All sorts of races and challenges for electric cars have been successfully completed this year, and the WAVE 2011 is no exception. The WAVE is a road trip through Europe, stopping in cities such as Paris, Vienna, and Prague. Each leg of the trip is 75 miles, with no more than 250 miles allowed per car per day – still much farther than most people drive!
