In another astonishing case of worshipping at the alter of false hope, the World Car of the Year has been awarded to the Nissan LEAF. Just as the European Car of the Year Award was. Why do judges on COTY Award panels persist in considering a car like the Nissan LEAF for such awards? How can it […]
Non-starting Nissan LEAFs to be reprogrammed
Nissan has developed a software patch to fix the problem when the new Nissan LEAF refuses to restart. Owners will be messaged to get the fix. They’re not exactly thick on the ground but, as we reported just a week ago, Nissan has already got problems with the Nissan LEAF, which has been refusing to restart once it’s […]
Nissan LEAF won’t start
It’s being reported that a significant number of Nissan LEAF electric cars are failing to start. The issue has been reported in the US and Japan. Perhaps the most disconcerting thing about stepping in to an EV for the first time – or even a hybrid – is that the car gets turned on rather than being […]
Nissan LEAF: First UK deliveries
Nissan has delivered the first two Nissan LEAF to customers in the UK today. Waltham Abbey dealer Glyn Hopkin was the delivering dealer. It’s taken a while, but Nissan has finally got the Nissan LEAF on the road in the UK, with the first two customers picking up their cars this morning. Nissan dealers Glyn Hopkin in Waltham Abbey had a […]
2011 World Car of the Year: Three finalists – one’s not a car
The Nissan LEAF has been voted as one of the World Car of the Year finalists in 2011. We’re not even sure it qualifies as a car. It looks like the WCOTY (World Car of the Year) is infected with the same set of vested interest as the European Car of the Year – they’ve […]
Nissan ESFLOW: Great toy – won’t happen
Nissan reveals the electric Nissan ESFLOW at Geneva, and it looks like great fun as a B-Road blatter. But it’ll never be built You all know we’re not overly impressed with the way makers of electric cars pitch their products. ‘They’ll save the planet’ they say. ‘The future of personal transport’ they cry. ‘Better and […]
Nissan LEAF: Price UP by £2k
Nissan has revealed that the price of the electric Nissan LEAF is rising to £30,000 – before it’s even hit the road in the UK. Weren’t the prices of electric cars supposed to plummet as soon as they went from being a tiny niche to something resembling real production? Nissan has – quietly – revealed that the […]
Nissan Micra DIG-S revealed
Nissan introduces the Nissan Micra DIG-S, a supercharged, 1.2 litre 3-pot with 97bhp, 68.9mpg and just 95g/km CO2 You do have to admire what car makers have done on the economy front in recent years. Much of it spurred on by legislation, admittedly, but impressive nonetheless. And what Nissan has done with the range-topping Nissan […]
Nissan ESFLOW: Electric Sports Car
Nissan has produced an electric sports car – the Nissan ESFLOW – which will do 0-650mph in under 5 seconds and will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. As Tesla has already proved, if you throw enough money at it, employ enough publicists (including self-publicists) and string enough laptop batteries together, you can make an […]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars: The Japanese push
Nissan, Toyota and Honda have teamed up with a number of energy companies in Japan to promote and pursue Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars. We make no secret of the fact that we consider Hybrid cars a stop-gap solution to reducing reliance on oil. And frankly, unless you drive like a saint you’ll probably find you […]