Nissan News
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Nissan's Sunderland plant recently built its 50,000th Leaf electric car.
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Nissan moves to take control of Mitsubishi
Nissan confirmed on Thursday it will acquire 34 percent of Mitsubishi in a deal worth 237 billion yen (approximately $2.17 billion). The deal, which still requires shareholder approval, will make Nissan the single largest shareholder in Mitsubishi and provide it with control of the company...
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Nissan Leaf ads poke fun at Tesla Model 3 reservation queue
Nissan pokes fun at Tesla in new print ads.
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2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL gas mileage review
Nissan made big waves a few years ago when it introduced its then-new 2013 Altima. On the side of a barn not too far from its Franklin, Tennessee, headquarters, the automaker painted "38 mpg"—referring not to its combined EPA rating, but its highway number. And then it took a bunch of...
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Next Nissan Leaf to be followed by electric SUV, sports car?
While the Tesla Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt EV have gotten the lion's share of electric-car press lately, the Nissan Leaf remains the best-selling plug-in vehicle in history. The 200,000th Leaf was sold globally sometime in January, putting the electric hatchback at roughly twice the volume of any...
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Nissan Leaf recall: brake software update for cold-weather use
Nissan is recalling 2013 through 2015 Leaf electric cars because of an issue that could affect cold-weather braking performance.
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If you’re looking to spend $8,500 on a car, you’re probably going to bring home something with close to six digits on the odometer. Unless, that is, you buy a brand new electric car deep in the heart of oil and gas country. That’s what I did, and that’s how I wound up spending just $8,500 (after incentives, before taxes) on a brand-new 2015 Nissan Leaf S. I live in Denver, the largest city in a state of immense natural beauty that’s probably more inclined to think about the environment than most. DON'T MISS: How I got a new 2015 Nissan Leaf electric car for $16K...
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Nissan: your electric car is the fuel station of the future (video)
Nissan believes future electric cars will be more connected to grid infrastructure.
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Nissan Leaf connectivity update will replace vanishing 2G network
Nissan will upgrade telematics equipment in existing Leaf electric cars as AT&T retires its 2G network.
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How I got a new 2015 Nissan Leaf electric car for $16K net: indecision
Sometimes my liberal environmentalist side fights with my fiscally conservative side, and my decision-making suffers as a result. I’ve wanted an electric car for the past 30 years. But in the 1980s, they were conversions with lead-acid batteries that were both expensive and impractical. Later...
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U.K. Plant To Assemble Larger Battery Packs For Next Nissan Leaf
Nissan said yesterday it will invest £26.5 million ($37.9 million) in its battery plant in Sunderland, England, to produce "advanced" battery cells for the next-generation Leaf electric car. The announcement may end rumors that Nissan would outsource production of lithium-ion cells and...
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Regulators Pushing Electric Cars Today, But Consumers Will Pull: Nissan CEO
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says governments are the main force driving electric-car adoption.
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Carlos Ghosn has never really been known as a man with frequent warm and ready smiles for all comers. Under most circumstances, the man who runs not only global automaker Nissan but the Franco-Japanese Renault-Nissan Alliance displays a serious, thoughtful countenance. But as he inspected the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV during last week's Detroit Auto Show, more than one observer suggests that he did not look particularly happy. DON'T MISS: First Drive: Chevy Bolt EV 200-Mile Electric Car Development Vehicle As photos posted on Facebook by Gary Lieber of the San Francisco Bay Area Nissan Leaf...
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Renault-Nissan CEO Ghosn Welcomes Bolt EV, More Electric-Car Competitors
Nissan embraces more electric-car competition.
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2016 Nissan Leaf: First Drive Of 107-Mile Electric Car
Electric-car buyers have eagerly waited for the 2016 Nissan Leaf, whose SV and SL models now offer a higher range, rated by the EPA at 107 miles. That's up from the 84 miles of last year's Leaf, and so we eagerly accepted a short-term loan of a new 2016 Leaf SL to test the car ourselves. The bottom...
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Nissan, BMW Partner To Provide More Fast-Charging For Electric Cars
Nissan and BMW claim to have add DC fast-charging stations at 120 locations in 19 states.
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How Bad Was Nissan Dealer When Buyer Wanted A Leaf Electric Car? THAT Bad
Five years after the first modern mass-market electric car launched, stories of recalcitrant car dealers continue to surface from buyers. Walk into a dealership, explain that you want to buy an electric car ... and then endure a litany of reasons why you don't. But a meticulously documented...
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Nissan To Launch Range-Extended Electric Vehicle In 2016: Report
Nissan will launch an extended-range electric vehicle distinct from the Leaf.
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Nissan expects to deliver the 200,000th Leaf in January.
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More Than 500 Nissan Electric Cars In Taxi Service Now
Nissan says more than 550 Leaf and e-NV200 taxis are operating in Europe now.
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CO State Group Deal On 2015 Nissan Leaf Electric Cars Cuts $9,000 From Price: UPDATED
For the rest of the year, consumers in the northern part of Colorado state can take advantage of a remarkable discount on the world's best-selling electric car. Through December 31, the dealership Tynan's Nissan is offering $9,007 off the retail price of a 2015 Nissan Leaf with an 84-mile range...
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Nissan Electric Cars Will Be For Mass Market: CEO Ghosn
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said the company will concentrate on mass-market electric cars.
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Electric Cars Sans Cords: Nissan Readying Higher-Power Inductive Charging
Electric car owners get to enjoy a certain level of pride in saying that they never have to deal with gas stations and dirty fuel-filler nozzles. Most of those owners would likely agree that not having to deal with cords and charging ports would be another great step forward, however. Soon, if...
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Will Nissan Leaf Offer Autonomous Driving Just Like A Tesla?
With the IDS Concept that Nissan showed at the recent Tokyo Motor Show, the automaker hinted that Nissan may be readying a suite of autonomous technologies—and a language through which the car will communicate with the driver and with its surroundings. And while it might be tempting to see...
Bengt Halvorson