It's that time of month again. Car sales reports spewed forth from the High Gear Media teletypes yesterday (September sales were up), and analysis stories followed. On the electric-car front, Nissan sold 1,031 Leaf battery-electric vehicles and Chevy shifted 723 Volts. While that's an improvement...
The Tribecca Film Festival in New York City provided the backdrop to the world premiere of Revenge of the Electric Car -- Chris Paine’s much-anticipated sequel to Who... September 15, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
Bringing a new car to market costs a lot of money -- around $1-2 billion per platform on a new volume vehicle. As any auto industry insider will tell you, it isn’t just... September 7, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5
We thought the 2011 Geneva Motor Show was one of the best ever for electric cars and green vehicles, but the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, starting in less than a week, is... September 6, 2011 by Antony Ingram
New-car sales overall weren't great in August. The economy continues to be shaky, consumer confidence is down, and Hurricane Irene kept buyers away from dealerships. But... September 1, 2011 by John Voelcker 21
The 84th Academy Awards -- otherwise known as The Oscars -- might be many months away, but we’re probably going to see a stretched Nissan Leaf acting as red-carpet... August 29, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
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
It might be hard to believe, but Nissan has been selling its all-electric 2011 Leaf for nearly eight months. And a few days ago, the company sold its 5,000th Leaf to a U.S... August 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
You might feel a little "green around the gills" the following morning, but a night of drinking Bruichladdich whisky from the UK helps to do your bit for green... August 10, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
If you’ve been following the story of what happened when popular British entertainment show Top Gear took a 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Peugeot iOn (nee Mitsubishi i) for... August 4, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5
Nissan’s all-electric Leaf isn’t having a great time of it this week in the mainstream media. Firstly, Nissan had to defend itself against popular British... August 3, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
It was a slow month for electric-car sales, with just over 1,000 Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt vehicles together delivered during July. Nissan delivered 931 Leaf... August 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 9
It's the episode electric car enthusiasts have been itching to see- and now the guys at BBC motoring show Top Gear have tested two electric cars to see whether they make any... July 31, 2011 by Antony Ingram 11
It's been known among electric-car advocates for years that so-called "range anxiety" is somewhat overblown. That's despite, we might add, advertisements by a large U.S... July 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 7
The 2011 Nissan Leaf, the world's first modern battery-electric car built in volume by a major automaker, is starting to hit its stride. Now the evolution of the Leaf is... July 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 12
The devastating earthquake and Tsunami which hit Japan back in March not only caused billions of dollars of damage, killed thousands and made many more homeless, but it also... July 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
