2011 Nissan LEAF

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevy Volt, with charging station visible; photo by George Parrott

    After several months of using a 2011 Chevy Volt and a 2011 Nissan Leaf as our sole family transport, we have a better understanding of both cars than we did in March, when I first wrote about how they compared. First to arrive at our West Sacramento home was a beautiful crystal red 2011 Volt. We chose the neutral leather upgraded interior with heated seats and the backup camera option, but did not go for the polished wheels. We had not driven the Volt before taking delivery of ours, and we hadn't owned an American car at all since 1969. We were immediately impressed with the finish on the...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    Want A 2011 Nissan Leaf? Get That Charging Station In First!

    If you're on the U.S. waiting list for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, we certainly hope you already have a charging station already installed in your garage. Bloomberg caught wind that some consumers are having their orders dropped temporarily until they install a plug-in charger at home and present the...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf, Nashville, October 2010
    Roving Recharge Truck from Nissan to Aid Dead Electric Cars

    Japanese electric car owners in eastern Prefecture of Kanagawa can now drive easy without the fear of being stranded with a flat battery pack thanks to a new pilot project being run between Nissan Japan and the Japan Automobile Federation - the Japanese equivalent of the AAA. Stranded owners of...

  • Top Gear Stage Another Electric Car Stunt
    Exclusive: Top Gear's Spoof Electric-Car Episode Leaked (Video)

    It doesn’t take a scientist to tell you that the team behind BBC’s Top Gear really don’t like electric cars. Everything from the humble G-Wiz through to the mighty Tesla Roadster and the fresh-faced Nissan Leaf have fallen foul of their comical but factually inept portrayal of...

  • Nissan Leaf Nismo RC Concept
    Nissan Takes On Le Mans With Nismo RC Electric Race Car

    Ask most electric vehicle fans to name an electric car best suited to the race track and the chance are the super sexy Tesla Roadster will get mentioned long before the 2011 Nissan Leaf. But a few months ago NIssan’s motorsport division unveiled its own electric racing car concept based on...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    Standard 2011 Electric Nissan Leaf To Climb Pike's Peak

    The all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf will be joining the 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26th. But, surprisingly it won't be the race-modified Nismo Leaf RC. Instead, the 2011 Leaf, driven by veteran Nissan off-road truck racing champion Chad Hord, will be a car fresh off the factory...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf Ad pokes Fun at "Gas-powered" Volt

    In automotive news the electric car is like the sci-fi section of a bookstore—full of technological advances and experiences that some might think were alien. That said, Nissan is trying to put their all-electric, zero-emissions LEAF in a new light. The latest round of commercials from Nissan are set in a “Gas Powered” world to show what life could be like in an alternate universe where electricity didn’t exist. The results are pretty comical, if not pretty out on a limb. The new television, print and Internet advertising are set to air on Monday, May 30, 2011...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf Ad pokes Fun at "Gas-powered" Volt
    Nissan Goes Gas Powered, Attacks Chevy Volt in New Leaf Advert (VIDEO)

    Imagine a world where electricity didn’t power your Television, your iPod or your computer. And then imagine a world where you had a single cylinder combustion engine powering your cellphone and your dentist used a gasoline-powered drill to drill that cavity. That’s the...

  • Nissan NV200 Taxi
    Move Over Ford: Nissan Plans All-Electric Future For NY Taxis

    From the iconic Ford Crown Victoria through to the Ford Escape Hybrids replacing many of them as part of air quality legislature coming into force in 2012, Ford’s relationship with the New York taxi is a long one. But Ford’s chance to electrify the humble New York City taxi with its...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf stickers
    2011 New York Auto Show: Nissan LEAF Named 2011 World Car of the Year

    The 2011 New York Auto Show is full of concepts, the newest production cars available to consumers and awards. One of the coveted awards during the New York Auto Show is the World Car of the Year. Cars in the running included the BMW 5-Series and Audi A8, but the prevailing winner was the...

  • 'Revenge of the Electric Car' premiere: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk on red carpet
    Elon Musk, Bob Lutz On Red Carpet At 'Revenge of Electric Car' Premiere

    Every movie has to have a premiere, and every premiere has to have a red carpet. When the red carpet is on a Manhattan sidewalk, with plenty of passers-by stopping to gawk, and many of the celebs are arriving in electric cars, things get a little more complicated. Still, last night's premiere of...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf in Car Wash
    Myth Busting Electric Car Myths: Yes, You Can Use a Car Wash

    We’ve talked before about how all major electric cars on the market today have to undergo just as rigorous a water testing as their gasoline counterparts. But just like the many people who ask us on a weekly basis what happens when electric cars meet water perhaps there’s a voice...

  • Electric-car charging, from NRG Energy

    President Obama’s goal of 1 million hybrid and electric vehicles on the roads of the U.S. by 2015 may sound like a tall order given the slow sales rollout of plug-in cars for the first few months of 2012, but as we’ve discovered before, it isn’t impossible. Now Nissan, makers of the 2011 Nissan Leaf have joined the debate. Its opinion? Obama’s 1 million goal is achievable - but only if federal and state governments get involved. Andy Palmer, senior vice president at Nissan, told attendees at a conference in New York on Wednesday that the number of alternative fueled...

  • Fast Charging 2011 Nissan Leaf
    Five Things You Can Do While Fast Charging Your Electric Car

    Level 3 fast charging is blisteringly fast. In fact, we got to try it out in the real world this week, recharging a 2011 Nissan Leaf from 30% full to 98% full in a little under 25 minutes. But while your electric car gets a quick refresh, here’s our list of five top things to keep you...

  • John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010
    2011 Denver Auto Show: 2011 Nissan LEAF Makes Its First Rocky Mountain Debut

    As what can only be a positive sign for the Rocky Mountain region, Nissan has brought a 2011 Nissan LEAF to the 2011 Denver Auto Show. Since Denver is my home base I feel that it is important to make sure that the general public knows that they can go to the 2011 Denver Auto Show, pay their $10...

  • John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010
    Earthquake Update: Nissan to Resume Vehicle Production “While Supplies Last”

    A little under two weeks ago Japan was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded. Measuring in at 9.0 on the richter scale and causing a devastating tsunami which killed tens of thousands and lay waste to hundreds of miles of coastline, Japan is still in an advance state of emergency. Yet...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf at quick-charging station
    BREAKING: Nissan Leaf To Get Faster Charger 'In a Year Or So'

    You just never know what you'll hear at conferences. You might, for instance, hear Nissan America's director of product planning, Mark Perry, casually mention that the Nissan Leaf electric car now permits Level II 240-Volt charging at 3.3 kilowatts--"and we'll raise that in a year or so." In other...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    Want an Electric Car Like the Nissan Leaf? Prepare to Wait

    You’ve seen the adverts, been to the test-drive and placed down a $99 deposit for Nissan’s all-electric Leaf. Of course, there’s something you probably weren’t told about at the time of reserving a place in the queue. Patience. Save for a few hundred lucky individuals, the...

  • 2012 Ford Focus Electric

    A few days ago we told you what you needed to know about Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt servicing. After all, an electric car doesn't have many of the serviceable components you associate with a fossil-fuelled vehicle. Not one to be left out, Ford are now extolling the virtues of simple servicing on their upcoming 2012 Focus Electric. Despite the higher initial cost in buying into such new technology, Ford are joining Nissan and GM in showing the financial and convenience benefits further down the line when it comes to maintaining your vehicle. Ford have come up with a list of not one, not...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    What You Need To Know About Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt Servicing

    A few months ago we asked the question, what exactly do you have to service on a 2011 Nissan LEAF? After all, the LEAF doesn't even contain many of the items that require regular attention on a regular car, such as oil changes, spark plugs, filters, transmission fluid and muffler parts. Brakes...

  • Felix Kramer and his fleet: Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, Plug in Prius
    Three is a Magic Number: One Family Gets Volt, LEAF and Prius

    If you’re in the market for an electric car one of the biggest decisions to make after you’ve decided to buy a plug-in vehicle is which one to choose. For one family in California, however the choice was far easier: Get one of each. And with good reason. Ten years ago marketing...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt 240V charging station
    Virginia Utility Tests Cheap Rates for Electric Car Owners

    Dominion Virginia Power announced yesterday that is waiting for Virginia State Corporation Commission approval to offer two electricity tariffs exclusively to electric vehicle owners in a bid to encourage customers to make the switch to electric cars. As we’ve discovered before, more and more...

  • winter driving  -  by flickr user Hey Paul
    Will Winter Storms Spell Disaster for Your Electric Car?

    Is it really all doom and gloom for electric car owners when winter weather comes, and will electric car owners be stranded in the snow as many columnists have suggested? That's the suggestion we've seen time and time again over the weekend as another band of heavy winter storms is poised to hit...

  • Shenyan Chevy Dealer
    How Are Car Dealers Getting Ready to Service Electric Cars?

    As we've discovered, some car dealers are less than enthusiastic about the prospect of selling and servicing electric cars. Luckily, others are more game. Either way, what can you expect from your local electric car dealership when you take your shiny new EV in for a service? Training You'd be...

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