When the 2011 Nissan Leaf launched at the end of 2010, many environmentally-conscious drivers took the plunge and decided to buy one, hoping to leave gasoline behind for... July 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 28
How far can your electric car travel before you need a recharge? For most electric car owners, that question is answered with a mixture of (usually inaccurate) on-board... July 2, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 8
Because electric cars are generally powered by an electric motor via a single gear reduction gearbox, they can theoretically move as quickly backwards as they can forwards... June 26, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
One of the most frequent criticisms we hear of electric and plug-in hybrid cars is that they’re just too expensive. Take the 2012 Nissan Leaf, for example. Before... June 19, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Electric-car sales are actually doing better than sales of hybrid-electric vehicles were at the same stage of their launch, though you'd never know it from much of the media... June 18, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
