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 – […]
New Nissan Qashqai to be designed & built in the UK
Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has announced a £192 million investment to design, engineer and build the next generation Nissan Qashqai in the UK. The Nissan Qashqai created the crossover niche almost single-handedly, and has gone on to be Nissan’s best-selling model. Now in its facelifted iteration, the Qashqai has been a huge money-spinner for Nissan. […]
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 LEAF to come with stand-by ‘Real’ car
It’s being reported that Nissan are planning on offering free petrol or diesel cars to all buyers of the electric Nissan LEAF to assuage ‘Range Anxiety’. Oh, dear. We did laugh. And not just at the irony, but more at the fact that we don’t think Nissan realise what they’re saying. It’s being reported that […]
Nissan LEAF EV – order book open in UK
Nissan has now opened the order book in the UK for the electric Nissan LEAF. Buyers can sign up online by paying a £257 deposit. We happily admit that we don’t understand the desire to create a C-Segment electric car (certainly not a BEV). We also feel that the creation and marketing of such cars is potentially mis-leading, with […]
Nissan LEAF EV: Euro sales start – UK in September
The Nissan LEAF EV is going on sale in Portugal and Ireland with the UK following in September. We recently reported that the Nissan Leaf has exceeded all expectations after going on sale in Japan and the US, managing to acquire 19,000 orders in the briefest of time – twice the planned annual rate of […]
Nissan LEAF EV – 19,000 orders already
Nissan has revealed that pre-orders of the Nissan LEAF EV are already at 19,000, almost twice the anticipated first year production. Nissan has an aim to build more electric cars than anyone else – and sooner. And that aim has had a big boost with news that there have already been 19,000 pre-orders for the […]
Nissan LEAF: UK prices
Nissan has announced that the Nisaan LEAF EV will cost £23,350 when it goes on sale in 2011.Orders are being taken from July 2010. Agree with their focus – some would say obsession – or not, you can’t help but admire Nissan’s intentions to make the electric car a mainstream reality. It’s a big commitment and a […]
Nissan LEAF EV priced
Nissan has revealed that the net cost of the electric Nissan LEAF in Japan will be £21,500 when it launches later this year. Update: US prices for the Nisaan Leaf added at the bottom The Nissan LEAF is the first of Nissan’s much trumpeted range of electric cars, and much hangs on the success of the LEAF. […]
Nissan LEAF – UK made EV +Video
Nissan has announced that Sunderland will be the third Nissan facility to produce the electric Nissan Leaf (EV). Production begins 2013. Carlos Ghosn – head of Nissan – is convinced that electric cars will account for 10% of the market by 2020. Which is a huge leap from where they are now. We’re not convinced […]