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Nissan trialing eNV200 in Portland

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Nissan is working in collaboration with Portland (Oregon) General Electric (PGE) on a six-week trial to help determine the viability of an electric commercial vehicle in the US market. Oregon has been a top five market for Nissan LEAF sales in the U.S. —Toby Perry, Nissan’s director of EV Marketing in the US.

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Best-Selling Nissan In Portland: Leaf Electric Car--Due To Electric Highway?

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We''ve already asked whether the Tesla Model S sells more units than the equivalent BMW, Audi or Mercedes--and now Nissan is outselling regular vehicles with its Leaf. Not Corollas or Ford Focus countrywide, of course--but apparently every other Nissan vehicle in March, in Portland, Oregon.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Source: Nissan Click to enlarge. Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. —Erik Gottfried, Nissan director of EV Sales and Marketing.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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However, one Reddit user posted their experience buying and using a first-gen Nissan Leaf that gets more than double the vehicle’s original 70 miles of claimed range. The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Nissan expands “No Charge to Charge” program expands to 10 new US markets

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Nissan has expanded its “No Charge to Charge” program to 10 new markets, continuing the push to provide LEAF owners with no-cost public charging. Portland/Auburn, Ore. —Brian Maragno, director, Nissan Electric Vehicle Sales and Marketing. Charlotte, N.C. Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colo. Palm Springs, Fla.

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Nissan begins deliveries of LEAF in UK

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Nissan has begun deliveries of the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle to customers in the UK. Tony Whittaker, Sales Director at Cleaner Air Solutions in Durham, today took delivery of the first of five Nissan LEAFs the company is buying, at the Benfield Motor Group dealership on Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Driving Nissan e-NV200 All-Electric Small Commercial Van

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One of two Nissan e-NV200 all-electric vans being used in North America was pushed into service yesterday by Portland General Electric (PGE). Frankly, it''s a lot more like the current 2014 Nissan Leaf than we expected, with a relatively nimble.' What''s it like?