Nissan News Articles
Nissan Considers Battery-Leasing for Electric Cars
For the past few months, Nissan-Renault has been tiptoeing around the idea of leasing the battery packs that power its upcoming electric cars. The goal is to assuage consumer worries about getting stung with the high cost of replacing an electric car battery if it fails or loses too much capability over the course of [...]Versa Note New Nissan Entry In Subcompact Segment
Following its unveil in Detroit, Nissan celebrated last week the Canadian launch of the Versa Note at the Canadian International Auto Show held in Toronto. The second-generation of Versa hatchback will go on sale at Nissan’s U.S. dealerships in June 2013. Each new Versa Note will come equipped with an advanced 1.6-liter DOHC 4-cylinder engine [...]Bose Sound System Comes To Nissan’s Leaf
The now U.S.-built Nissan LEAF will now be available with a custom-designed Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system. This new Bose system will be available on the 2013 model that goes on sale this month. Nissan proudly stated that the Bose system in the LEAF delivers powerful, high-quality audio, but with a significantly smaller and [...]Canadian Leaf Sales More Than Double In February
Nissan has reported Canadian monthly sales and, at 5,635 total unit sales of all Nissan models, February performance is down 11.1 percent over the same month last year. Although the brand as a whole is down, the Leaf electric vehicle is performing well, with a total of 37 units sold in February 2013. This is [...]Will EV Rapid Chargers Kill the Gas Station?
Two competing visions for the design of public rapid chargers. Aker Wade’s unit (left) uses the look of a gas pump, while the AeroVironment (right) take a more futuristic approach. Think, the electric car producer, announced this week at the Washington Auto Show that it is partnering with AeroVironment to commercialize rapid chargers. This could [...]Nissan Leaf Details Revealed in National Tour
The Nissan Leaf on display in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2009. The national tour for the all-electric Nissan Leaf continues to make its way across the country. We were able to see the five-seat 100-mile-range car yesterday in Walnut Creek, California—a few days before it arrives at the 2009 San Francisco International Auto [...]Sales Of Nissan’s Leaf EV Up 310 Percent In Canada
Nissan Canada released sales numbers for March 2013 and it shows the company’s EV, the Leaf, is gaining traction. Canadian Nissan Leaf sales totaled 82 deliveries, up 310 percent and the nameplate’s best month since launch. This brings the year-to-date total to 156 units sold, up 129.4 percent over the same period last year. The [...]Nissan Reported to Be Retooling Discontinued Altima Hybrid for 2013 Release
Last week, Nissan announced that it was dropping the Altima Hybrid model from its 2012 lineup. The the car licensed Toyota’s hybrid drivetrain and battery technology to help Nissan meet emissions requirements in the nine U.S. states, but was never available to customers outside of those states. Critics enjoyed the added performance punch that the [...]Renault Confirmed As Technical Partner Of Formula E
Nissan’s alliance partner, Renault, has been confirmed as official Technical Partner of Spark Racing Technology to supply the Formula E cars to be entered in the FIA Formula E Championship. The agreement was signed by Patrice Ratti, Renault Sport Technologies Managing Director and Renault SAS representative; Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings; and Frédéric [...]Ghosn: Localization Key To Nissan’s Success
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said localization and lower costs will be key to Nissan’s leadership in China’s emerging electric car market. Ghosn said so while speaking at the Kansai University amid a gathering of Nissan Leaf owners and students. He also told the Global Media Center that with China’s 2 million electric car goal for [...]