There’s nothing better than a scientific test to prove or disprove a theory. So when Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer described the recent reports of battery capacity loss in its Leaf electric car as nothing more than a ‘faulty battery level display’ earlier this month...
As anyone who has lived in the Pacific Northwest will tell you, cities like Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon are known for their damp, dreary winter months. This... January 18, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
When we wrote last year about the 2011 Nissan Leaf being waterboarded for your safety, little did we know an even sterner test was about to challenge the safety of Nissan's... December 26, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3
How do you mark the first year of sales of an electric car? You sing Happy Birthday to it, of course. At least, that’s what Nissan North America chose to do to mark the... December 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
[EDIT: Since publishing this story, it has come to our attention that this story is indeed about storage technology, not charging technology. We're investigating our sources... October 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12
O Canada, you've given the world so much: Keanu Reeves, Celine Dion, Pamela Anderson Lee Ritchie Salomon, poutine. Now, the world -- or at least Nissan -- is giving you... October 10, 2011 by Richard Read
A few weeks back we brought you news that a team entered into the famous Cannonball Run, this year held in Ireland, would be doing the trip in a 2011 Nissan Leaf. We missed... September 20, 2011 by Antony Ingram
While dozens of supercars will be revving up their engines ready for the start of Ireland's upcoming Cannonball Run, the ESB ecars team will be off to a much quieter start... September 7, 2011 by Antony Ingram
The U.K. National Grid -- the company responsible for maintaining the entire U.K. high-voltage electrical grid -- has just taken delivery of four 2011 Nissan Leafs which will... September 7, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
At the end of March this year, I took delivery of our very own 2011 Nissan Leaf. After the first week, we shared with you the good and bad side of Nissan’s first... September 2, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14
The City of Chicago has put so much time and money into supporting electric cars that Nissan has decided to reward Illinois by moving forward the planned Chicago launch of... August 26, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Popular airport rental car firm Hertz has been working alongside Hotel chain Marriott for 30 years to unite weary travelers with a set of wheels while they’re away from... August 25, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Every time a new car launches, someone somewhere will try and improve on whatever its maker produced. Traditionally, this has meant improvements on things like seating... August 25, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
The 2012 Nissan Leaf is the second generation of Nissan’s all-electric family hatchback, following on from the highly popular 2011 Nissan Leaf. But one year on from the... August 19, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9
We’ve all heard the shock stories -- generally from media outlets which haven’t fully researched the topic -- saying that the battery pack in your electric car... August 19, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 8
A little over a week ago, the BBC aired an episode of its popular motoring entertainment program Top Gear in which presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May searched in vain... August 9, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
