HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NISSAN EXHIBIT AT THE 2009 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW YOKOHAMA (October 8, 2009) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, will present various show cars at the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, including ‘Leaf’, an electric vehicle (EV) which is slated for global launch and volume production in late 2010, ‘Land Glider’, an EV concept […]
Nissan Land Glider revealed +video.
Nissan has revealed a two-seat electric city car – the Nissan Land Glider – which leans on corners. It will show at Tokyo later this month. It’s starting to look as if car makers are waking up to the reality that electric cars are only really suited to city environments. In those surroundings they can […]
Nissan Micra 2010 – Global Compact Car
Nissan has today unveiled the first image of what they are calling the ‘Global Compact Car’. Which means the 2010 Nissan Micra. Nissan are ending production of the Micra in Sunderland. We knew that, but what we didn’t know for certain is that the replacement for the Micra will be produced in Asia – principally […]
Nissan 370Z Roadster Goodwood Revival debut
Nissan is unveiling the 2010 370Z Roadster at the Goodwood Revival this weekend. Nissan unveiled the 370Z Roadster from a tent in New York in April, but the convertible version of Nissan’s 370Z is not due to hit the roads in the UK until early in 2010. But Nissan has decided to take their latest […]
Nissan LEAF EV does 367mpg!
Well I’m glad it’s not just us who saw GM’s claims for the economy on the Chevy Volt at 230 mpg as stretching credulity. It seems the guys that run the NissanEV Twitter account were equally sceptical. So they’ve announced that they’ve worked out that the Nissan LEAF EV will do 367mpg! As we said, […]
Nissan LEAF EV Press Release
NISSAN UNVEILS “LEAF” – THE WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC CAR DESIGNED FOR AFFORDABILITY AND REAL-WORLD REQUIREMENTS Event ushers in a new era for Nissan and a new era for mobility YOKOHAMA, (Aug. 2, 2009) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world’s first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, […]
Nissan LEAF EV – Electric Nissan revealed
There’s been a bit of a tease running up to the reveal of the Nissan Electric Car – The Nissan LEAF EV – and today Nissan has released details and images. Update 18/3/2010: Nissan has announced that the Nissan LEAF will be built at its plant in Sunderland UK, starting 2013. The Nissan LEAF is […]
Nissan Driver Assist – be Michael Schumacher
Cars are getting cleverer by the day, or so it seems. This week, we’ve had the Jaguar XFR on test, and its driver systems are so good it makes even a numpty look like he knows what he’s doing. But Nissan are taking this to the next step, and are introducing Driver -Assist in the […]
Nissan UK Battery plans confirmed
As was expected Nissan – the Renault Nissan Alliance – has confirmed its plans to build battery plants in the UK to produce lithium ion batteries for electric cars. It has also announced it will be building facilities for battery production in Portugal. And the UK plants will be known as ‘Nissan European Mother Site […]
Nissan GT-R Nurburgring Record – the Video
The news from Nissan lately has been on the Nissan 370Z Yellow and on how two guys managed to buy the £60,000 Nissan GT-R using the UK Scrappage Scheme. But as we’ve reported on several occasions, Nissan has been storming the Nurburgring with its budget Supercar – the Nissan GT-R. And finally, that record breaking […]