Battery Life
2013 Nissan Leaf Real-World Range: Is It Any Higher?
it might not have been the number people were hoping for, but at 75 miles, an extra two miles of EPA range for the 2013 Nissan Leaf still represents an improvement. Even more so considering the EPA's electric car testing procedure for 2013 averages results from 100 percent and 80 percent charges...
Nissan Buys Back Leaf Electric Cars Under Arizona Lemon Law
Yesterday, a local news station in Phoenix, Arizona, confirmed that Nissan has agreed to buy back wilting Leaf electric cars from their owners under the state’s Lemon... September 28, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14
Nissan Launches Global Leaf Advisory Board For Better Electric-Car Understanding
For the past few months, Nissan has been investigating cases of premature battery aging and lost range in its Leaf electric car, particularly in hot climates like Arizona... September 24, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
Independent Tests Show Nissan Leaf Electric Cars Lost Range In Hot Climates
Have Nissan Leafs in hot states suffered premature battery aging, or is the apparent loss in capacity down to a malfunction in the Leaf’s dashboard display?... September 18, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 30
Nissan Leaf To Get Better Battery, No News On Capacity Loss
When it launched back in 2010, the Nissan Leaf electric hatchback was criticized for its high sticker price, due in part to its expensive battery pack. Now Nissan CEO Carlos... September 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9
Predicting Electric-Car Battery Life: GE, Ford, U of Michigan Team Up
Because the gasoline car has been in continual production and development for over 100 years, automakers can use past experience to estimate how long cars -- and their... August 7, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
Toyota Hybrid Battery Replacement Cost Guide
"Sure, but what do the batteries cost to replace?" is a question frequently posed to hybrid and electric vehicle owners. It's true that batteries aren't cheap, and at some... August 1, 2012 by Antony Ingram 6
How To Keep Your Nissan Leaf’s Battery Pack Happy In Hot Weather
Just like humans, lithium-ion battery packs don’t like extremes of temperature, which is why automakers often build plug-in cars with liquid-cooled battery packs... July 16, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 15
How Long Will Your Electric Car Battery Last? It Depends Where You Live
Over the past few months, we’ve been covering the woes of 2011 Nissan Leaf owners in hotter states who have already reported a noticeable loss in battery capacity since... June 28, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12
Nissan Leaf: Does A Battery Inspection Give Peace Of Mind?
When a Nissan dealer services an all-electric Nissan Leaf, the garage’s diagnostic computer produces a Battery Information Sheet that can give the owner a an... June 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 16
More Nissan Leaf Battery Loss, Nissan Doesn’t Blink
Last week, Nissan gave an official response to the handful of Arizona drivers of its 2011 Leaf electric car that had experienced the first signs of battery capacity loss. A... June 20, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 60
2011 Nissan Leaf Battery Capacity Loss: Nissan Responds
Just under a month ago, we reported a few cases in which owners of 2011 Nissan Leafs had noticed the first of twelve lights on their car’s battery capacity gauge had... June 13, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 36
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