With new 200-mile EVs from GM and Tesla making headlines, the EV world has been anxiously awaiting word of how Nissan, maker of the world’s all-time best-selling pure EV, would respond. Now at least we have a date. “Nissan USA’s all-new Nissan LEAF will be globally revealed in Sept. & go on sale before the… Read more »
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Nissan e-NV200 is Europe’s best-selling electric van
The Nissan e-NV200 took the title of Europe’s best-selling electric van in 2016, ranking #1 in 17 countries. The UK is the e-NV200’s top market in Europe for Nissan, followed closely by Norway and France. Global sales are up 7 percent in 2016, and 4,319 units are now on the road. The e-NV200 is based… Read more »
Nissan to unveil series hybrid Juke concept at Tokyo show
Car and Driver reports that Nissan plans to show a Juke concept using the new e-Power drive system at the Tokyo auto show this fall. The e-Power system, which Nissan introduced in the Note in November, is a series hybrid that pairs a 1.2-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine with a power generator and inverter. It shares… Read more »
Nissan introduces driverless towing system at Oppama Plant
Nissan has introduced a fully automated vehicle towing system at its Oppama Plant in Japan. The Intelligent Vehicle Towing (IVT) system uses a modified LEAF with autonomous capability to tow trollies carrying finished vehicles between loading and unloading points at the plant. The plant’s existing logistics system uses human drivers to transport finished vehicles from… Read more »
Nissan sells its 75,000th EV in Europe
Nissan has announced that European LEAF sales have risen 10 percent in the first half of FY16 compared with the same period last year. The latest figures also reveal that there are more than 75,000 Nissan EV owners in Europe. This milestone follows the recent announcement that 260,000 Nissan EVs have been sold worldwide. Nissan’s… Read more »
Is Nissan considering a smaller EV and/or an electric crossover?
Nissan doesn’t seem to be ready to spill any details about the next-generation LEAF, but a company exec recently told Auto Express that the company is at least thinking about a couple of new electric models. “We’ve invested $5.4 billion in electric cars such as the LEAF, so we need to ensure we’re satisfying as… Read more »
Nissan: There will be more EV charging stations in the UK than petrol stations by 2020
As EV adoption accelerates, some parts of the world already have more charging facilities than gas stations, including Japan and Manhattan. Now Nissan is predicting that the UK will follow suit by 2020. The maker of the LEAF (and a tireless promoter and financer of public charging stations) forecasts that in 2020 there will be… Read more »
Nissan announces record EV fleet sales in Europe in 2015
Nissan’s EV sales in the European fleet market rose for a fourth consecutive year in 2015, showing a 45% gain from the previous fiscal year. Nissan sold more than 7,500 LEAFs and e-NV200s to fleet operators and municipalities in Europe, commanding a 28% share of the pure electric fleet market. According to Nissan, the LEAF… Read more »
Plug-in sales grow again in January as Chevy, Tesla and Nissan continue to lead
2015 was a disappointing year for plug-in purchases in the US (although sales soared in Europe). Annual sales fell short of the previous year, mostly thanks to a mid-year slump. However, growth returned in October, and January marks the fourth month in a row that US sales have bested the previous year’s monthly figure. 6,291… Read more »
Dutch buyers get four years of fast charging with Nissan EVs
Fastned, a charging network operator in the Netherlands, has partnered with Nissan to offer a free charging package to Nissan EV drivers. Fastned currently has a network of over 50 public charging stations, and says it is building an average of one new station per week. Every Dutch buyer of a new Nissan LEAF or… Read more »