The new 2013 Nissan LEAF EV has been revealed with a raft of improvements, new price structure and a low headline price thanks to a battery lease option. [nggallery id=1310 template=customlinks] Update: We asked Nissan if owners of a LEAF who opt for a one year deal on the battery lease (which can cost up […]
Nissan LEAF EV sales top 50,000
Nissan has revealed that sales of the electric LEAF have now topped 50,000 units since the LEAF went on sale in 2010. We’re not fans of the electric car as a replacement for the ICE car, but some electric cars can give a fair impression (at a a price) of a traditional family car, and […]
2013 Nissan LEAF updated
Nissan has updated the LEAF EV in Japan for 2013 with better range, less weight and a new LEAF S entry-level model. [nggallery id=1310 template=customlinks] The Nissan LEAF may not be leaving showrooms in droves, but when it comes to electric car sales it’s the clear winner, and Nissan want to move that forward with […]
Nissan LEAF: Fleet sales double
Nissan has revealed that fleet sales of its electric LEAF have doubled in the UK, with overall Nissan fleet sales up 9 per cent. Sales of electric cars are not exactly stellar, but there is a light at the end of a very long tunnel shining dimly on UK EV sales – the fleet sector. […]
Nissan LEAF reversing record on video
The Nissan LEAF EV broke the record for the fastest reversing over a mile at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and we have it on video. Last week we reported that as part of its ‘Big Turn On ‘ campaign to get the world ‘switched on’ to electric cars Nissan were going to have a crack […]
Nissan LEAF becomes London Taxi
Nissan has been ferrying Londoners and tourists round the capital in the Nissan LEAF EV free of charge as part of its ‘Big Turn On’ campaign. Yesterday we reported that a Nissan LEAF was going to go backwards up the hillcimb at Goodwood in a bid for a reversing speed record, and to draw attention […]
Nissan LEAF aiming for reversing speed record at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Nissan are going to take the LEAF EV backwards up the Goodwood hillclimb this weekend, aiming for a new Guinness World Record. We’ve had a real spate of car ‘World Record’ stuff lately, with Mercedes catching a golf ball in an SLS driven by David Coulthard and MINI breaking a parking record. And now it’s Nissan’s turn. […]
Nissan LEAF Nismo – more power, less weight.
Nissan has revealed its second Nismo car in two days at the Tokyo Motor Show with a sporty LEAF EV – the Nissan LEAF Nismo. The Nissan LEAF Nismo. We’d expect the LEAF to be the last car Nissan would add Nismo bits to. But they have. Standing proud and butch on Nissan’s Tokyo Motor […]
Nissan LEAF EV: 15,000 sold worldwide, but UK hasn’t fallen for electric cars
Carlos Ghosn – Nissan Renault boss – has revealed that Nissan has sold 15,000 LEAF EVs. But in the UK only 100 electric cars were sold in September. As electric cars go, the Nissan LEAF is one of the best. It looks like a proper car – even if it’s not exactly drop dead gorgeous – […]
Nissan LEAF batteries will cost £19k to replace
Nissan has revealed that the current cost of replacing the battery pack in the Nissan LEAF is a whopping £19,392. Why would anyone buy a LEAF? We’ve long wondered just what it would cost to replace all the batteries in an electric car like a Nissan LEAF. After all, we all know just how expensive lithium ion batteries […]