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LBNL, Nissan researchers explore ethanol internal reforming in SOFCs for vehicle applications

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Nissan Research Center report on their investigation of the internal reforming of ethanol fuel on high-performance metal-supported solid-oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) with infiltrated catalysts in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources. Dogdibegovic et al. Earlier post.)

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Nissan Prices Murano for 2024, Drops Base Trim

The Truth About Cars

As the calendar flips into 2024, Nissan is staying the course with just a few tweaks to its midsize Murano crossover, a machine that has been on sale largely unchanged for about the last 10 years. For comparison, the also-outdated Ford Edge sold 46,484 units during the same time frame. Images: Nissan] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Has Nissan just cracked the code to cheaper EVs?

EV Central

Nissan says a new manufacturing process will deliver price parity between EVs and ICE cars sooner rather than later, with the brand promising its e-Power technology will cost no more than a petrol option by around 2026. In the UK, a like for like 2WD comparison sees electrification add around 2000 pounds to the sticker price.

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Tesla Model 3: 3-Year Review & Total Cost Of Ownership Comparison

CleanTechnica EVs

It was my first EV, though my company owned a Nissan Leaf I drove around a bit so I was already pretty enthused about EVs. Three and change years ago, I went to the local Tesla shop and picked up this blue beauty (his name is Yan). I’ve never been a flashy guy, nor did […].

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

Clean Fleet Report

Don’t Sleep On This Value Proposition The Nissan Leaf was the world’s best-selling electric vehicle from when it was introduced in 2011, until it was recently passed by the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. Nissan offers two versions of the 2024 Leaf, the S and SV Plus, the latter of which we drove recently through Southern California.

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Attack on Titan: Nissan to Kill Its Truck Next Year

The Truth About Cars

It would seem& our musings & – and the musings of many other outlets, to be fair – regarding the future of Nissan’s entry in the full-size pickup truck segment were right on the money. Nissan says copies of the Titan and Tiran XD will cease rolling off the production line about one year from now, at the end of next summer.

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Nissan Jumps on NACS Bandwagon

The Truth About Cars

Nissan announced today it has reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) starting in 2025, making it the first Japanese automaker to proclaim future product support for this form of EV charging. For comparison, they moved 147,745 Rogue crossovers [Images: Nissan] Become a TTAC insider.

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