Will GM or Nissan dominate electric vehicles or will it be BYD?
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What does the LEAF's Expanded "Nissan New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty" actually cover?
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So today, we are announcing that we are enhancing the warranty coverage of the battery system that powers the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle.
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This new limited warranty coverage remains subject to the other terms, conditions and exclusions of the Nissan New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty, which otherwise remain unchanged.
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The eclectic group included the Nissan LEAF electric car and an EBay commerce site called worldofgood.com, that sells products made with socially and environmentally responsible practices.
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And just as he does in the TV ads, this polar bear was giving the Nissan Leaf electric car (white like him) a big bear hug.
A. In addition to the coverage provided under the existing Nissan New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty, this expanded warranty applicable to LEAF vehicles in the United States will protect against capacity loss in LEAF batteries that falls below nine bars, of the available 12 bars displayed on the vehicle's battery capacity gauge, for the first 5 years or 60, 000 miles, whichever comes first.
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The Volt has a 16 kWh capacity, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf provides 24 kWh.
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San Diegans claim that a 10th of all electric Nissan Leafs are being sold in their fair city.
Sunderland had already been named as the site to produce Nissan's electric car batteries, creating 350 new jobs.
The three higher-ranked cars in December were the all-electric Nissan Leaf, and two versions of the Toyota Prius.
The all-electric Nissan Leaf beat out 39 competitors to claim the title, 2011 World Car of the Year.
Now in its third model year, the highly innovative, industry leading Nissan LEAF pure electric vehicle features an extensive list of important enhancements for 2013.
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The Ford Focus Electric has received a 110 MPG equivalent fuel efficiency rating in the city and a combined fuel efficiency of 105 MPGe, 6 MPGe more than the all-electric Nissan Leaf.
Nevertheless, Nissan is vulnerable in another way if demand for electric vehicles softens, because Nissan is building a dedicated factory in Tennessee to produce a much higher volume of the Nissan Leaf, starting in 2012.
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Of course, there are some high-profile debuts, most notably the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, perhaps the most-hyped car in history, and the Nissan Leaf all-electric, both due in November.
With all due respect to Nissan and its nifty electric Leaf, BMW, long aligned with the idea of performance, decided it needed to understand more about driver behavior before introducing its own battery-powered electric vehicle.
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Likewise, the study did not include either plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt or full electric vehicles like the Ford Focus Electric and Nissan Leaf that carry higher price premiums, but boast a greater fuel economy advantage.
You can buy a Ford Focus Electric or Nissan Leaf for that price now and while those are fine cars, their 75-mile range will likely prevent them from being anything other than a niche product for urban greenies.
That range per charge is comparable to the Nissan Leaf and other electric cars now being sold but Ford has installed a 6.6-kilowatt onboard charging system that lets the Focus fully charge in three hours when connected to a 240-volt charging station.
British carmakers come late to the market but, in a positive sign of things to come, Nissan announced on March 20th a partnership with One North East, a regional-development agency, that may lead to the production of electric cars at Nissan's Sunderland plant.
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The zippiness of mainstream electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi MieV was completely absent.
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Nissan sold 2, 100 Leaf electric cars, the best month since the car hit the market two years ago.
How does the Ford Focus Electric compare with the Nissan Leaf?
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By the time Coda hit the market, it faced competitively priced rivals like the Nissan Leaf, the Ford Focus Electric and the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt.
BARCELONA, Spain (May 23, 2012) - Today Nissan announced that a 100% electric compact van, the e-NV200, will go into production at its Barcelona plant in the 2013 Financial Year.
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Jack Sheng, an e-commerce-company owner who bought a Nissan Leaf last year, says electric vehicles should be able to park free in all eight lots, not just the two with charging stations.
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This transition is not about how many electric cars an automaker has on the road (Nissan will likely hold the pole position for a while with its all-electric Leaf).
Remote vehicle-monitoring of this sort will be especially useful with the new generation of electric cars, such as Nissan's LEAF.
Alan Howard, a Los Angeles dentist who says he has only once been able to find a charging spot since he bought a Nissan Leaf last year, says making electric drivers pay for parking isn't the answer.
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