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Electric Leaf opens UK pre-orders

The highly anticipated Nissan Leaf is now available to order for UK customers. The ‘world’s first mass-produced electric car’ opened for pre-orders yesterday to UK customers, ahead of deliveries set to start in March next year. The first UK buyers or ‘motoring pioneers’ as Nissan calls them, will then get an opportunity to test-drive their [...]

Nissan’s EV plans for Jordan mark industry first

Nissan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote electric cars within the country. It is the first time such an agreement has been struck within the Arab region and will mean that the carmaker will be able to enhance the market for its electric car models [...]

Nissan confirms Hawaii electric vehicle partnership

Nissan North America has formed an electric vehicle partnership with the state of Hawaii as it bids to introduce an electric vehicle charging network in the area. The partnership was confirmed at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo in Honolulu and is the first definitive agreement reached by the company in the United [...]

Nissan makes bold market prediction

With its Nissan LEAF electric car just around the corner, the Japanese manufacturer has made a bold prediction about vehicle sales this year. Nissan has stated it expects auto sales to reach 70million units this year with China continuing to lead the new car market. China became Nissan’s second largest market last year. Dr Andy [...]

Mitsubishi slash i-MiEV price before launch!

The battle for electric car sales cranked up a notch last night with the announcement by Mitsubishi that their forthcoming i-MiEV will be available for £28,990 rather than £38,699 as originally planned – equivalent to a 25% reduction! Even better news for motorists is that with the confirmation by the Government of its electric car [...]

Nissan makes another electric vehicle partner

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make electric vehicle partnerships around the world with the launch of the Nissan LEAF looming – and now it has established a new relationship on home turf. Nissan has joined forces with Daikyo Incorporated, one of the largest condominium builders in the country. The two have signed a memorandum [...]

Electric Leaf order books open in Europe

Nissan has confirmed that order books for its electric Leaf model will open to UK customers on September 1, ahead of the first deliveries set for March next year. The Japanese carmaker confirmed the date as the order books for the all-electric car open for customers in Portugal and Ireland. The move means that Portuguese, [...]

Nissan reveals LEAF roll-out plans

Yesterday we brought you details of the Nissan LEAF’s warranty (see article) and today we have more information about its roll-out in the USA. Due to be launched in December this year, the electric vehicle will first be made available to consumers in California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon and Washington as the homes of the EV [...]

Nissan announces LEAF warranty details

The world’s first mass produced electric car will come with a warranty lasting eight years and 100,000 miles. That was the announcement from Carlos Tavares, the executive vice president and a member of the board of directors of Nissan Motor Company Ltd. His announcement, made at the opening plenary of Plug-in 2010 in San Jose, [...]

Enterprise to buy 500 electric Leaf models

Car hire firm Enterprise is to buy 500 models of Nissan’s all-electric Leaf with delivery set to start in January. The firm which owns Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Alamo will help push Nissan forward in pursuit of the title of the world’s largest producer of electric cars. Its expected that Enterprise will make an official statement [...]