There are a ton of reasons why electric cars should be the dominant type of car on our roads — reasons why you should really ditch your gasmobile for an electric car. Some of those reasons would slowly sway portions of the market. But logic doesn’t often prevail in the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on my quick comparison of the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-Up!, and BMW i3 — as well as full reviews of the Volkswagen e-Up! and BMW i3 — here’s a “full” review of the 2014 Nissan Leaf from two short test drives in Barcelona, Spain. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. We’ve written about it many times: electric cars are much, much cheaper to run. Based on the average price of electricity in the US, gas at $3.50/gallon, and the average miles driven per year, the Nissan Leaf costs $473.98/year to fuel while the Nissan Rogue … [continued]
Paul Scott is one of the standout leaders in the EV revolution. He is the co-founder of the highly regarded organization Plug In America, and he has done a tremendous job hitting the ground to an even greater degree and selling Nissan Leafs at the Nissan of Downtown Los Angeles dealership. … [continued]
Update: Steve Marsh (aka TaylorSFGuy) has added cost/savings specifics in the comments below the post. Washington resident Steve Marsh is being honored today by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, and folks from Nissan. Why? Because the man is logical and did a little math. The common (often incorrect) … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. You may have heard of the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept in which electric vehicles can supply their battery power to electricity grids during peak hours and other electricity shortages. Nissan recently decided to apply a somewhat similar concept to the Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Atsugi City, Japan. … [continued]
Earlier this year, thanks to production moving to the US (Smyrna, Tennessee), Nissan reduced the price of its electric Leaf for US customers by over $6,000. That was enough to stimulate a big increase in demand. But demand has been outstripping supply throughout the year. Now, Nissan intends to increase production … [continued]
We’ve written about George Shultz before. The distinguished economist and businessman served under presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He served as “the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1970 to 1972, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to … [continued]
The government of Bhutan is considering replacing all their gas-powered taxis with electric ones. So far, the electric vehicles mentioned in connection with this potential plan have been Nissan Leafs and Teslas. Prime minister Tshering Tobgay wants to reduce oil imports by 70%. Currently, petroleum products are the country’s top … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. “Boot” = “trunk” in British English. It also sounds a bit like butt. Hence, the headline. It’s no secret at all to people who own or have driven electric cars — electric cars totally kick the ass (or boot) of their gasmobile cousins. It’s not simply … [continued]
