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Nissan Leaf electric vs Toyota Prius hybrid: which is lower on cost, emissions?

Green Car Reports

This is the question I ask myself, each evening, when I park my 2015 Nissan Leaf in the garage next to my wife’s 2006 Toyota Prius. Sometimes, when tucking in for the evening, you can't help but wonder: did I really make the right choice? Could I have done better? Even now, could I still do better?

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Nissan introduces series-hybrid powertrain with Note e-POWER in Japan; small pack, small engine, LEAF motor, low price

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In Japan, Nissan Motor introduced its new series-hybrid drive system called e-POWER along with its application in the Note. This marks the first availability of e-POWER technology for consumers, marking a milestone in the electrification strategy under Nissan Intelligent Mobility. —Naoki Nakada. Differences between powertrains.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. liter engine and automatic).

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Tesla Model S featured more in films than any other EV

Teslarati

The Tesla Model S is featured in more films than any other electric vehicle, a new study found. Tesla began delivering its flagship vehicle to customers in 2012 and later became the first electric car to top the monthly new-car-sales ranking in any country. Following the Model S, the Nissan Leaf was featured 144 times.

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How We Became An All-Plug-In Electric Car Household

Green Car Reports

Since November 2006, our family has always owned at least one plug-in car and one powered by gasoline. For almost two years, our fleet has been a Nissan Leaf electric hatchback, and a used 2008 Toyota Prius.

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GKN and EVO Electric form JV to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems

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EVO Electric, a developer of advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector ( earlier post ), has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc, to develop, manufacture and sell Axial Flux electric motors and drive systems for use in hybrid and electric vehicles. stake in EVO Electric.

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1,000-mile Nissan Leaf electric-car road trip in the Northeast: are we there yet?

Green Car Reports

When my son scored a coveted civil engineering summer internship in Silver Spring, Maryland, the chance for an electric-car road trip from our Boston-area home presented itself. Sure, I could have done the sensible thing and taken my trusty 2006 Toyota Prius, but where would be the adventure in that?

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