Today Chevrolet announced the 2014 Spark EV will start at $27,495 including $810 destination charge, and before potential $7,500 federal subsidies. Lease deals will start at $199 per month for 36 months with $999 due at signing and before applicable tax, title, license dealer fees. “The Chevrolet Spark EV is the most efficient – and
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The Nissan Leaf has won the Environment Award at the 2013 Fleet World Honours awards at a ceremony held at The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. The Leaf fended off competition from rival electric and hybrid manufacturers to win one of the most significant UK fleet awards. The Fleet World Honours Car Awards are open
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Nissan’s U.S.-built all-electric Nissan Leaf had been tested for efficiency a few months ago, and the numbers have now been released – with a curve ball in the form of new EPA test methodology. The 2013 Leaf is officially rated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 115 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) combined,
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Since its launch in December 2010, Nissan’s Leaf which is now assembled in Tennessee, has become the best-selling electric vehicle in the world, and has just crested past 25,000 units sold in he U.S. with 62,000 sold globally. In the process of getting there, Nissan has opened up a dialogue with its owners to help
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Nissan Canada Foundation gave a Nissan Leaf to the Sun Youth Organization in order to help its Disaster Assistance program. The car was handed over to the organization Tuesday May 14 at Cité Nissan in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fully electric, zero-emission, five-passenger car will be used to ensure vulnerable families have food, hygiene products,
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As Nissan seeks to get the word out that EVs can make sense now, it is expanding its quick charger network in a shared initiative with Car Charging Group, Inc. The initial goal will be to deploy 48 super-quick, high-voltage DC chargers in California and strategic places on the East Coast. The exact placement in
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Criminals won’t be the only ones charged now that West Midlands Police (WMP) took delivery of 30 Nissan Leafs in the UK’s largest corporate Leaf deal to date. Ten local policing units (LPUs) will run three “diary car” Leafs each: the cars will be used to attend pre-arranged meetings with victims of crime and locals
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You have your solutions, and then there are elegant solutions. The “solution” is an electric car itself, such as a Chevy Volt, Spark EV, Nissan Leaf, etc., but the “elegant solution” could be maximizing the value and fleshing out a complete cradle-to-grave and beyond paradigm for post consumer batteries. As a case in point, Nissan
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If Nissan’s Leaf is not visually arresting enough a statement for EV performance, how would the DeltaWing racer do? Nissan’s experimental hybrid entry in next year’s Le Mans 24-hour race will feature the ability to run partially in all-electric mode, and it’s hoped the effect will be positive for EVs at large. Ability to run
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the Nissan Leaf to the list of cars with its prized “Top Safety Pick” designation for 2013. Nissan’s all-electric car aced the independent organization’s tests with its highest rating of “Good” in front, side, rollover and rear crash tests. “The IIHS ‘Top Safety Pick’ recognition speaks
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