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2012 Nissan Leaf: Heated Seats, Wheel & Battery As Standard

Green Car Reports

While Nissan killed the Altima Hybrid, its sole U.S. hybrid vehicle, for 2012, the company has made a number of important upgrades to its Leaf battery electric car. For 2012, the Nissan Leaf will include as standard heated front and rear seats, plus heated steering wheel and outside mirrors.

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

Plugs and Cars

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The green car race – the chasing pack. Nissan: Until recently Nissan’s only contribution to the green car explosion was the Altima Hybrid, produced in collaboration with Toyota. However, Nissan has since embraced the need to drive down emissions and placed its focus firmly on electric cars.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The so-called Renault-Nissan Alliance has been a key figure in the developing green car market thanks in large to its partnership with electric vehicle services provider Better Place which has seen the company help to establish electric car infrastructure in countries such as Denmark and Israel, as well as areas of California and Japan.

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