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Setting the residual value for any new vehicle is not an easy task. The residual value factors in many thing including depreciation, desirability, reliability, brand name and the list goes on and on. However, a residual value is important for determining lease rates and for banks to decide whether or not they will offer financing for a particular vehicle. With new models, residual values can be nearly impossible to get right. For new, unexplored technology vehicles such as the Nissan LEAF, the residual value may be impossible to determine ahead of time and for that particular reason...
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Nissan LEAF: Nissan Follows Up On All Memorandums of Understanding to Guarantee Charging Infrastructure is ReadyPrior to the unveiling of the Nissan LEAF, we brought you countless stories about promises and memorandums of understanding that Nissan had signed with numerous utility companies and municipalities spanning the globe. These agreements were met to ensure that there would be adequate charging...
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Nissan LEAF: Vice President of Product Planning Discusses Pricing
At an auto conference this week in Traverse City, MI, Nissan's Vice President of Product Planning for North America Larry Domnique spoke about the expected price of the upcoming, fully electric Nissan LEAF. Dominique's words came in response to an earlier announcement from GM that the Volt...
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Nissan Confirms it Will Begin Selling First 5000 LEAF EVs in 2010
The electric car karma has been very intense this August. First Nissan unveiled its LEAF EV, then the US government injected $2.4 billion into the EV industry, and most recently GM confirmed a plugin hybrid baby Buick Enclave is on its way. In a new interview, Nissan direct of product development...
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2011 Nissan LEAF: Review and Test Drive
We are green with envy here at All Cars Electric as the writers over a Popular Science got a rare chance to test drive one of the first production-based Nissan LEAFs. The drive is one of the first in the actual vehicle shown in the picture, not the Versa bodied vehicle, nor the Cube bodied EV as...
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2011 Nissan LEAF Specs
Seating capacity 5 Max speed Over 90 mph Drive powertrain layout Front motor, front drive Battery Laminated lithium-ion battery Electric motor (power, torque) High-response synchronousAC motor 80 kw, 280 Nm Battery capcity/power 24 kWh/Over 90 kW Cruising range Over 100 miles, US LA4 mode Major...
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The 2011 Nissan LEAF represents numerous breakthroughs for EVs. An EV offering real space for five passengers at a price comparable to a midsize sedan is certainly one such breakthrough, but another seldom mentioned breakthrough is the vehicle's tremendous fast-charge capability. The LEAF;s 48 lithium ion modules offer several different charging methods. Of course there is the standard 100 volt method which takes around 16 hours to charge, and then there the 220 volt connection that cuts the charge time down to half, but what about the fast charge option? This fast charge feature allows...
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VIDEO: Driving The Nissan LEAF Test Mule
Just when you thought the Nissan LEAF mania was beginning to subside, the Green Car Advisor team posted this video of a test drive of the LEAF's powertrain. The drive took place at the automaker's track in Oppama, Japan last week. Apparently, GCA's wily auto journalists convinced Fernando Menezes...
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2011 Nissan LEAF: Interior
The Nissan LEAF is the Japanese automaker's mass market global electric car that will go on sale in selected markets in US, Japan, and Europe in 2010. Nissan plans for the car to be affordable and designed it to showcase the fact that it runs on electricity. What's true for the car's exterior in...
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2011 Nissan LEAF: Sales in U.S. May Be Limited To Leasing Only Until Global Launch in 2012
With the unveiling of the Nissan LEAF just days ago, many Americans are wondering just when can they get one. The introduction into the U.S. market is expected to occur in late 2010. But those interested in outright buying one may have to wait even longer. It's unclear at this time if Nissan...
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Nissan Gets Into the Electric Car Game: New Nissan ‘Leaf’ Unveiled
Nissan Adds Their Take to the Electric Car Market
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2011 Nissan LEAF: Design Aimed at Mainstream Appeal
Nissan designers had several goals in mind when they sat down and put pen to paper to design the new Nissan LEAF electric car. Nissan had no intention of following others in designing a radical car that would only appeal to EV enthusiasts. Instead they wanted to focus on designing a car that...
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So we have now seen the 2011 Nissan LEAF all electric car. It is unique and interesting in appearance, setting itself aside from gas cars not only in function but form. As interesting as it looks and as well as it drives, and even more importantly as well as it avoids using gas, there is still one thing everyone wants to know.How much does it cost? More Leaf Cost Coverage: Most Users Plan to Lease? | Buyers Eager for Followup | More... Video: First Leaf Delivery in the UK | Navigation System Demo Photos: First Drive and Gallery All Nissan will say right now is that the car will be priced...
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2011 Nissan LEAF: Marketing, Why Nissan Choose LEAF Name For EV
Sometimes we wonder what's in a name. Why name a vehicle a Prius rather than an Insight, or why a Focus over a Rabbit. Most name choices make little sense, but Nissan wanted a name for their new EV that had significance. They wanted a single name that accurately portrayed the mission of the...
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2011 Nissan LEAF Production Electric Car Unveiled
On August 1st in Japan Nissan unveiled its all new global production pure electric car to the world. The car known as the Nissan LEAF is slated for launch in late 2010 in Japan, the United States, and Europe. The LEAF will use Nissan's proprietary 24 kwh laminate lithium ion battery pack and an...
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