Nissan’s Leaf has now doubled its Canadian sales year-to-date, when compared to May 2012. The Leaf found 31 buyers during the month of May 2013 in comparison to 23 in May 2012; this brings the 2013 year-to-date sales of Nissan’s electric car to 235 units, which represents a 100.9 percent increase in comparison with the
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According to Nissan, a certain nurse from Paris, France known simply as Mrs. Lailler, has become the 10,000th Nissan Leaf customer in Europe, further cementing Nissan’s assertion that the zero emission car is the best-selling electric vehicle of all time. Mrs. Lailler will be driving her Nissan Leaf on visits to patients and using it
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A new face will soon be promoting Nissan’s zero emission mobility efforts. Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., and Keiko Ihara, currently the only Japanese female driver competing in the World Endurance Championships (WEC), have signed a partnership agreement to promote zero emission mobility. Nissan said Ihara’s first exposure to racing occurred when she worked as a
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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 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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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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While the fully electric Nissan Leaf has been zooming across the country of Mexico for months, it is only later this year that Mexicans will be able to own one. So far, only taxi drivers and government officials in Mexico City and in Aguascalientes are driving them. Soon those in Mexico who want to drive
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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
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Nissan Canada revealed its sales results for April and the compact Sentra as well as the electric Leaf are raising in popularity. Nissan Sentra sales jumped 127.8 percent and was the strongest seller in Nissan’s line-up with 1,433 units sold. Meanwhile, sales of the Nissan LEAF EV totaled 48 units, up 28.0 percent over last
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Nissan and Electronic Arts are integrating the Nissan Leaf into the most recent edition of the city-building strategy game, SimCity. Both companies said players are able to create EV-friendly cities by driving Nissan Leaf EV and installing up to five Nissan-branded charging stations throughout their cities free of charge. With branded charging stations throughout the
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