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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 Law. The news comes less than a week after Mark Perry, Nissan North America’s product planning and advanced technology...

September 28, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14

Nissan Suggests Leaf Battery-Capacity Loss Due To High Miles: Exclusive

September 22, 2012 110

Independent Tests Show Nissan Leaf Electric Cars Lost Range In Hot Climates

September 18, 2012 30

Ford Cuts Rare-Earth Metal Use In Hybrid Batteries, But ...

September 14, 2012 13

2013 Nissan Leaf Electric Car To Use New, Cheaper Battery Cells: UPDATED

As it enters its third model year, the Nissan Leaf electric car is expected to get a number of updates and improvements for 2013. Now, it appears one of them is a change in... August 27, 2012 by John Voelcker 20

GM CEO: Electric Car With 200-Mile Range Within 4 Years Possible

In the world of plug-in cars, making an affordable car with a range equal to that of a conventional gasoline car is something of a Holy Grail. According to General Motors CEO... August 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 58

Battery Startup A123 Rescue Plan: Chinese Firm To Own 80%

It's been a very, very tough 18 months for lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems. In late May, the company said there was "substantial doubt" about its ability to remain in... August 9, 2012 by John Voelcker 9

Continuous electric miles in 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car [photo: David Noland]

2011 Chevy Volt Owner Takes on the Electric Range Challenge

Last week, an article on this site asked, "How Far Can The 2012 Chevrolet Volt Travel on Electricity Alone?" As a Volt owner, I felt duty-bound to answer that question, and... August 2, 2012 by David Noland 6

Forget the Toyota Prius: Meet the Pius, An Electric Car You Build Yourself

There was a time when wanting an electric car meant you probably had to build it yourself, either creating a car from scratch or converting an existing gasoline car. With... July 13, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9

Replacing A 2001 Toyota Prius Battery Pack: What It Cost

It's one of the most frequent questions asked about hybrids: What happens if I have to replace the high-voltage battery pack? While Toyota warrants its Prius batteries for 8... July 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 57

Electric-Car Accident? What Your Insurance Company MUST Let You Do

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving, what type of car you have or how it happened: having a car accident isn’t nice. Normally, post-accident... July 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9

Steve Marsh's 2011 Nissan Leaf: 11 Months, 36,000 Miles

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

A123 Systems Employees Perform Quality Check on a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack [source: A123 Systems]

Are Electric-Car Batteries Already at $250 Per kWh? Analyst Says Yes

How expensive are electric car battery packs? It’s a topic of much discussion among electric car fans, and a closely guarded secret within the auto industry, but now an... June 20, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 17

Battery Maker A123 Systems Says It’s Not The Next ‘Solyndra’

Despite unveiling what it says will be a revolutionary new vehicle battery last week, Massachusetts-based firm A123 Systems is fighting skepticism that it will become the... June 19, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 4

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

A123: New Li-Ion Cell Performs Fine In High, Low Temperatures

It's been a rough year for lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems, but the Massachusetts company is forging ahead. This morning, it introduced a new battery technology it... June 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 10

2013 Chevy Volt Gets 38-Mile Electric Range, Higher 98-MPGe Rating

It may be hard to imagine, but the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car is about to enter its third model year. The new 2013 Chevrolet Volt will offer a slightly higher... June 7, 2012 by John Voelcker 33

2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (European version)

Would Battery Leasing Ease Sticker Shock On Costly Electric Cars?

There's no getting around it: Hybrids cost more than gasoline models, and plug-in electric cars cost a lot more than gas vehicles. Each type of green car cuts operating... May 18, 2012 by John Voelcker 12