Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2013

Sometime yesterday or today, the 100,000th modern plug-in electric car was delivered to a buyer somewhere in the U.S. The first modern plug-in car, a 2010 Nissan Leaf, was delivered.' The exact buyer and car will likely never be known.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Plug-in electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, have the potential to make up 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030 (1.6 The median base price of autos sold between July 2009 and June 2010 in the US was $21,800. Last week, J.D. million units in 2020, or some 7.3% Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Nissan launched a new business plan on Monday as the Japanese automaker looks to drive down EV costs. Despite kicking off a new era with the launch of its LEAF in 2010, Nissan has quickly fallen behind with longer-range, more advanced EVs rolling out. “We This includes launching e-POWER and plug-in hybrid models.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Nissan is also exploring launch in Indonesia and Philippines. Source: Nissan. Motivating factors for buying an electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2015

For more than four years, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt have been the highest-volume plug-in electric cars sold in the U.S. Last month, for the first time in roughly three years, the Nissan Leaf''s total U.S. sales Plug-In Hybrids New car sales plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) compliance car'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared. Yuksel et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will test and evaluate a mobile smart charging device for plug-in electric vehicles developed by Juice Technologies LLC. SDG&E and Juice Technologies presented a prototype of the Juice Technologies Plug Smart intelligent charging device at the Plug-In 2009 Conference in Long Beach, CA.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

With today’s announcement, we are transforming the LA region into the capital of the electric car and we will prime our region to be plug-in ready by the fall of 2010. Off-peak electrical charging rate of 8.5 cents per kWh (6pm to 2am).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Modern plug-in electric cars first became available in the U.S. in December 2010, when the Nissan Leaf and the first-generation Chevrolet Volt went on sale. Shortly after that, in his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set the goal of putting 1 million such cars on U.S. roads by 2015.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2014

The Nissan Leaf electric car and Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid went on sale within days of each other back in December 2010. The most significant upgrade to the Nissan Leaf will be a choice of battery-pack sizes, meaning more range than the.'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Nissan North America, Inc. will begin taking reservations for LEAF in spring 2010. Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since the company unveiled the car in August. Carlos Tavares, head of Nissan’s operations in North, Central and South America. Earlier post.). Tucson, Ariz.;

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Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2019

When it went on sale in December 2010, the Volt was the first mainstream-brand plug-in car of the modern era (beating the Nissan Leaf by a matter of days.)

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 5, 2009

I have seen the future and it is a new car electric car from Nissan. Nissan is about to drink GM’s milkshake with a breakthrough, affordable, next generation electric car that will be beat the Chevy Volt to market, cost half as much and work twice as well. And by that I mean the end of 2010. Plus it looks ten times cooler.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2015

Sales of plug-in electric cars in April held few real surprises, coming in at about the average rate of previous months. The now-aging Nissan Leaf saw deliveries of 1,553 units last month, bringing the year's total to 5,638 and the total delivered in the U.S. since December 2010 to almost 78,000.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2015

Cars with plugs have been on sale since December 2010, and a second generation will start arriving next year. But while long-range battery-electric cars--the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and an all-new 2017 Nissan Leaf--grab attention, another vehicle on the way could be equally important.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2020

arrival of the Nissan Leaf. The Leaf was our first pick for Best Car To Buy, in 2010 for the 2011 model year. Earlier this month marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2013

Nissan ZEOD RC. Nissan unveiled the ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car)—an electric Le Mans prototype racing car intended to reach speeds of more than 300 km/h (186 mph) at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 2014, where it will makes its debut. Nissan ZEOD RC. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system READ MORE: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long-term review: Laziness destroys our fuel savings, but plug-in potential is clear READ MORE: Is this a window into the Mitsubishi Triton’s all-electric future in Australia? READ MORE: Confirmed!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Regulations on the development of “new energy” vehicles have been submitted to China’s State Council for approval and are expected to be officially in effect in March 2010, according to a report in Gasgoo citing the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). billion and 4 billion WH by 2010. Earlier post.).the

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2009

FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, launched its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV). Around 170 units of delivery in total will be planned in this fiscal year (by the end of March 2010). The Subaru Plug-in STELLA. The Subaru Plug-in STELLA was developed based on the Subaru STELLA mini car. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

Nissan will warranty the battery pack in its LEAF EV for 8 years and 100,000 miles, according to Carlos Tavares, executive vice president and a member of the Board of Directors of Nissan Motor Co., in his talk at the opening plenary of Plug-in 2010 in San Jose, California. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) announced that according to projections, California will this month top 250,000 plug-in electric cars sold since they became available on the market in 2010. Just a few years ago, you could count the number of plug-in models on one hand. Times have changed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Nissan LEAF EV. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2018

As with any innovation, coverage of plug-in electric cars by mainstream media has been, shall we say, variable. Seven years after the first Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt were delivered to their buyers in December 2010, misconceptions and misinformation abound.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2015

National Drive Electric Week, the annual event devoted to advocating plug-in electric cars, will be sponsored by Nissan for the next three years, organizers announced today. Nissan had.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

Plug-in cars are inevitable. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. President Obama has stated a commitment to 1 million plug-in cars by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) to promote the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. Nissan LEAF, a five-passenger all-electric car, will be available for private and fleet customers.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2017

The Nissan Leaf has been a fading light in the electric car market, but after a few years in the dark, it will soon get a chance to shine once more. Despite a battery capacity increase in 2016 and a quarter of a million in sales since its 2010 launch, the Leaf has been in dire need of a proper trip back to the drawing board.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

ClipperCreek, Inc’s TS and CS product lines have been CE Certified and are ready for introduction into the European Union in 2010. ClipperCreek also provides chargers to power Mercedes, GM and Nissan vehicles. The ClipperCreek EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) is also UL-Listed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Houston to advance zero-emission mobility in the city by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. Washington D.C., and with Houston-based Reliant Energy. Washington D.C.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

WiTricity is collaborating with Nissan to further the adoption of wireless EV charging systems. The SAE J2954 Taskforce has been working since 2010 to develop the specifications and standards needed to achieve seamless interoperability. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) kW and 7.7 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2016

Alliance partners Nissan and Renault have reached yet another electric-car milestone. The pair of Japanese and French carmakers have together built 340,000 electric cars since the launch of the Nissan Leaf in December 2010.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

credits; Nissan only transferred 25 credits, and those generated from its PZEVs—not from the LEAF EV. credits; Nissan only transferred 25 credits, and those generated from its PZEVs—not from the LEAF EV. Large volume manufacturers currently include the big six: Chrysler Group, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

Cutaway of Nissan LEAF battery pack. ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan North America, Inc. NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF. (4R 4R Energy was established in September 2010 as a new joint venture company between Nissan Motor Co.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2012

Last month, sales of the Chevrolet Volt stayed strong while the Nissan Leaf languished. sales since launch to 18,663 (including 7,671 in 2011 and 326 in December 2010). By contrast, Nissan. This month, it's more of the same.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Nissan North America has announced its second voluntary service campaign for the all-electric Leaf since it went on sale in December 2010. Offered for free to all existing owners of the 11,000 Nissan Leafs that have been sold in the U.S.

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