Adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey are undertaking a trek from North to South Poles in a modified electric Nissan Ariya. We all believe that electric cars don’t perform well in cold conditions, and recharging can be a real pain away from home. So the idea of driving 17,000 miles from the North Pole to the […]
Nissan Max-Out Electric Convertible comes to life at Nissan Futures
Nissan is holding the Nissan Futures event in Japan to showcase its electric future and has delivered a real-life version of the Max-Out Electric Convertible. Back at the end of 2021, Nissan revealed its ‘Ambition 30’ plan to deliver solid-state batteries and 23 electrified models by 2030 Nissan said the bulk of its investment will […]
New Nissan Qashqai is the MOST reliable car in the UK, says Which?
The new Nissan Qashqai is the most reliable car in the UK, says Which?, awarded a five-star rating after a survey of 50,000 UK consumers. It’s 15 years since the Nissan Qashqai arrived to tempt families from a Hatch to a Crossover, and in that time has become Nissan’s best-selling car in the UK. And, […]
Nissan Qashqai was the best-selling car in the UK in 2022 – VW the best-selling brand
The new Nissan Qashqai was the UK’s best-selling car of 2022, and Volkswagen the best-selling brand of the year. It’s 24 years since a UK-built car topped the sales charts for the year, and that was the Ford Fiesta, but now there’s a new British-built car topping the 20-22 sales charts with the new Nissan […]
New Nissan X-Trail is the 2023 4×4 of the Year
The new Nissan X-Trail is declared 4×4 of the Year by 4×4 Magazine, as well as Best Medium SUV. The new Nissan Qashqai is Best Crossover. Nissan has had a bit of a busy last year or so, with the new electric Nissan Ariya finally arriving on sale in the UK to pick up the […]
Nissan celebrates the 250,000th LEAF EV in Sunderland with a LEAF-powered Christmas tree
Nissan celebrates the production of the 250,000th LEAF EV in Sunderland with a Christmas tree powered by the LEAF’s V2X. The car world may now be driving headlong into electric cars with new EVs from almost every car maker on the planet on what seems like an almost daily basis. But back in 2009, the […]
Nissan LEAF grabs another ‘Best USED Electric Car’ Award
The electric Nissan LEAF has grabbed another ‘best used electric car’ award at the DrivingElectric awards this week. There was a time, not so very long ago, when the only real choice you had if you wanted a proper car with an electric powertrain, was a Nissan LEAF. The real pioneer of EVs, Nissan’s LEAF […]
Nissan e-4orce 04 is Nissan’s new ‘Cherry Blossom’ Formula E car
Nissan reveals its new Gen 3 car for the upcoming Formula E series with more power, higher top speed and a new ‘Cherry Blossom’ livery. Formula 1 may still be the ‘Premier’ racing series, but with the world and his dog being coerced (and more) to move from ICE to EV, Formula E motor racing […]
Ford Fiesta regains sales TOP spot in October – but Nissan Qashqai is this year’s best-seller
New car registrations in the UK rose by 26.4 per cent to 134,344, with the Ford Fiesta regaining top spot. But it’s the Nissan Qashqai at the top for the year so far. New car registrations are still a long way short of numbers pre-Covid as its hangover and supply chain problems constrain production. Despite […]
Electrified Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and Juke Hybrid go into production in Sunderland
The new Electrified Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and Juke Hybrid go into production in Sunderland as Juke and Qashqai hit 5 million produced. You may not think of Nissan as a UK car maker but it is, producing the LEAF, Qashqai and Juke in Sunder land – and building batteries – and building more than Vauxhall […]