Nissan News Articles
Nissan Announces it Will Lead as Green Automaker
While some auto industry stakeholders have objected to stringent proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy mandates, Nissan has taken the opposite stance with its Green Program 2016. Yesterday the Japanese automaker announced it will outdo every competitor in its environmental initiatives including sales of 1.5 million zero emissions vehicles by the end of fiscal 2016. As [...]Leaf EV As NY Taxi In Pilot Program
Nissan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot, one using the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how zero emission vehicles can be integrated into [...]Microsoft UK Chooses Nissan’s Leaf EV
Two Nissan Leaf have been delivered to Microsoft UK. The pair is thus becoming the first 100 percent electric cars to join its staff company car program. Looking for ways to reduce its vehicle fleet carbon footprint, Microsoft UK ran five weeks of competitive internal trials with other electric car manufacturers. The trial involved inviting [...]European-Specific Nissan Leaf To Be Unveiled In Geneva
How different will the European Nissan Leaf be from its U.S. counterpart? The revised electric car will be unveiled next week in Geneva for the European market. Just like U.S. market Nissan Leafs are now built in Tennessee, European-market Leafs will be built closer to their intended market, at Nissan’s Sunderland facility in the UK. [...]Does the Shadow of Fukushima Threaten Japan's Electric Car Future?
Japan has been one of the world’s leading hybrid vehicle markets for as long as there have been hybrids on the road. So far this year, hybrids have made up more than one fifth of all vehicles sold in the country, and the Toyota Prius has long ranked among the best-selling vehicles there. So with [...]Nissan Wins Japanese Industry Prize for Hybrid Technology
In Japan, Nissan Motor Co has been awarded the Contribution Prize of the Ichimura Prizes in Industry. Hosted by the New Technology Development Foundation, the Ichimura Prizes in Industry award is now in its 44th year and is given to domestic individuals or organizations that show outstanding leadership in the field of new technologies. This [...]Electric Cars: Like Washing Machines or Cell Phones?
Deloitte Consulting said Thursday that pure electric cars will represent less than 5 percent of the car market in 2020. That’s only halfway to the 10 percent mark that Nissan expects. Deloitte’s Robert Hill said the adoption of electric cars will match the slow acceptance of 20th-century consumer breakthroughs like washing machines—not the fast embrace [...]Hybrid and Electric Cars Will Emit Vroomtones
One day, drivers might download “vroomtones” for their cars, the way they download ringtones for cell phones today. After years of complaints from blind pedestrians that ultra-quiet hybrid cars pose a safety threat, the auto industry is responding by producing on-board devices that emit sound. Nissan is considering using a high- pitched science fiction sound [...]Nissan Teases All-Electric Infiniti Luxury Sports Car
The Nissan Leaf’s sportier sibling called the “Infiniti Zero Emission Luxury Concept” is being teased by its maker to amp-up interest for its public revealing in a couple of weeks. Infiniti is also preparing a plug-in hybrid that’s even more highline, but AutoGuide reports Infiniti’s head marketer, Keith St. Clair said the latest car to [...]Electric Car Battery Costs, Don’t Believe What You Read
If you want to know when electric cars are within reach of everyday car shoppers, keep your eye on the cost of batteries. According to projections from the Department of Energy and others, the tipping point for mainstream adoption of electric vehicles is around $350 per kilowatt-hour. That’s why electric car enthusiasts took notice when [...]