2011 Nissan LEAF
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Coulomb Technologies unveiled ambitious plans today to install 4,600 new charging stations for plug-in vehicles in homes and commercial spaces across the U.S. — a project nearly half-funded by federal stimulus money.The news comes at a tenuous time for electric car makers and electric grid operators. On one side of the equation, companies like General Motors, Nissan and Fisker Automotive are gearing up to launch their plug-in vehicles by the end of this year. On the other, utilities and grid companies are rushing to upgrade equipment and establish programs to ensure that the spike in demand...
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Want a 2011 Nissan Leaf? You’re Too Late (For Now)Unless you're already one of the 20,000 people who have already put their names down and paid a deposit for the 2010 Nissan Leaf you won't be getting one this year. Nissan have sold out. While Nissan do not take firm orders until August, they have closed the lists for pre-registration after a...
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GM, Chrysler To Join Ford, Tesla in DoE Retooling Loan Queue
Over the last year, the U.S. Department of Energy has granted almost $9 billion of low-interest loans to help automakers retool for more fuel-efficient cars. But until now, General Motors and Chrysler had been shut out while Ford, Nissan, and Tesla were awarded loans last June, joined by Fisker in...
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Nissan Says: We'll Make Money On Selling Leaf Electric Cars
It's almost an article of faith in the auto industry that electric cars will require huge subsidies in their initial years. Certainly Toyota is widely assumed to have put tens of billions of dollars into its hybrid-electric vehicle program before it started to cover its costs. Never shy of taking a...
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GE, Nissan Join Forces To Ready the Grid For Electric Cars
This story, written by Camille Ricketts, was originally posted on VentureBeat's GreenBeat, an editorial partner of AllCarsElectric. Nissan continues to beat the electric car drum. Last week, it started taking reservations for its all-electric Leaf, and beat its own expectations with more than 6,600...
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Nissan Ups Ante With U.K. Factory For 2011 Leaf Electric Car
Nissan has upped the ante on its bid to become the world's leading electric-car maker, by announcing a third global factory for production of their 2011 Leaf electric car. The small northern U.K. city of Sunderland will become the third site across three continents to be tooled up to build the...
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Nissan just wrapped up a three-month nationwide tour of 24 potential early launch markets for its 2011 Leaf electric car. Now, it has explained how interested buyers can place an advance reservation to purchase a Leaf when it goes on sale at the end of the year. First, everyone has to register on the Nissan Leaf website and sign up to receive information. Thus far, Nissan said, almost 50,000 people have signed up. $100 to reserve Then, in early April, Nissan will announce the final pricing for the 2011 Leaf and start taking reservations, accompanied by a (refundable) $100 payment. Firm orders...
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Nissan Tuning 2011 LEAF EV To Be Audible, Not Audacious
If the mechanical prototype TheCarConnection.com recently drove was any indication, the 2011 Nissan LEAF will be an extremely quiet vehicle, free of the motor and drivetrain whine that accompanies some other electric cars.
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Including 2011 LEAF, Nissan Has Fourth EV In The Works
In a briefing sheet for the LEAF, the automaker cites, in addition to the upcoming LEAF, e-LCV van, and Infiniti model, a
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Nissan LEAF: Battery Upgrades, Secondary Use Part Of The Plan
Nissan is betting a lot of its future on the 2011 LEAF, along with other electric vehicles to follow—and more specifically, the proprietary batteries that each of them will have on board.
Bengt Halvorson
