Upgrades
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With battery-electric cars now on the market for five years, and perhaps 200,000 on U.S. roads, we now know more about how the cars and their drivers behave in the real world than we did when they first arrived. One learning is that an undercurrent among some electric-car buyers that suggests they fully expect carmakers to offer future battery upgrades that providesignificant range boosts. This, it seems fair to say, both startles and baffles automakers. DON'T MISS: Tesla Roadster 3.0's $29,000 Battery Upgrade: 330 Miles Or More Of Range Those buyers, used to upgrades in their mobile phones...
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Tesla Roadster 3.0's $29,000 Battery Upgrade: 330 Miles Or More Of Range
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has a lot on its hands right now, with deliveries of its Model X electric SUV at the end of the month, a battery gigafactory under construction, a mass-priced electric car to unveil next spring, and so forth. So it's encouraging to learn that the company is now...
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Want To Upgrade Your Leaf Charger To 6.6-kW? It Might Not Happen
The Nissan Leaf may not be able to have its battery recharger upgraded.
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
2013 Nissan Leaf: Better Heater, Leather Option, 6.6-kW Charger
Nissan’s all-electric Leaf hatchback has only been on sale in the U.S. for the past 15 months, but Nissan has already confirmed it will get some much-needed upgrades for the 2013 model. Speaking to The Detroit News yesterday, Mark Perry, director of product and advanced planning for Nissan...
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Five Top Accessories and Modifications For Your 2011 Nissan Leaf
We pick five accessories and modifications that will dress up your Leaf electric car to make it more functional, more stylish, or just cooler.
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield