Nissan Leaf News
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Auto makers have gradually begun introducing their own interpretations of the plug-in electric vehicle, still a fairly unfamiliar concept to most consumers. Since their strategies are all a little different, it can be difficult to do across-the-board comparisons. Two big players, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, have been developed with slightly different strategies, but could ultimately appeal to similar types of customers. CNET has produced a "Prizefight" between the two, picking an overall winner based on the results of four "rounds" of head-to-head evaluations. The Leaf gets their pick...
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U.S. Electric Car Capital Could Be Deep In the Heart Of TexasHouston Vies For Largest EV Adoption
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Nissan lifts the covers off Leaf electric car
There's the Tesla Roadster and several three-wheeled electric vehicles for sale, but so far getting a purely electric-powered car to production with a standard car's features at a price the general public can afford has eluded the industry. Until the Nissan LEAF, that is. Or at least that's the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
House passes bill to double DOE fuel-efficient vehicle fund to $50 billion
Former president Bush signed the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program into life last year, but for the past 8 months, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has sat on the money, carefully evaluating applications to see which companies would make the best use of the...
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U.S. DOE announces $8 billion in loans for fuel-efficient vehicles at Ford, Nissan and Tesla
President Bush signed the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program into life last year, but for the past 8 months, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has sat on the money, carefully evaluating applications to see which companies would make the best use of the funds...
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Nissan planning to mass produce electric vehicles by 2012
Promises about electric vehicles are a dime a dozen, and so far no one - not even Tesla - has managed to deliver a real daily-driving production car in volume. Nissan has so far promised to deliver its first electric vehicle by 2010, although initially it will be available only to commercial fleet...
Ralph Hanson
