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Gas Cars Parked In One Electric-Car Spot Earn Raleigh $27,000 A Year

Green Car Reports

The problem of gasoline cars parking in spaces reserved for plug-in electric cars to recharge at is nothing new. It''s known as "ICE-ing," referring to cars with internal combustion engines parking where they shouldn''t. But the problem has proved to be lucrative for Raleigh, North Carolina. DON''T MISS: Been ICEd?

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Electric Vehicles Could Save North Carolinians $92 Billion, Avoid 679 Hospital Visits

CleanTechnica EVs

RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina can avoid 679 hospital visits and save $92 billion by transitioning to zero-emission electric vehicles and trucks, according to a new report.

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Nissan LEAF passes 25,000 sales mark in US

Green Car Congress

The battery-electric car posted its best US sales month yet in March, and a 423.5% We’re seeing the adoption curve for EVs accelerate, and there is tremendous interest not only on the West Coast but in a number of new strongholds like Atlanta, Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, St. year-over-year sales increase in April.

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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

Green Car Congress

The Nissan LEAF all-electric car will make its North American debut in Los Angeles on 13 Nov. The Los Angeles showing will be the first time people in the United States will be able to see the five-passenger, five-door, gasoline-free car, which is embarking on a nationwide tour. Raleigh, N.C.: Middle Tennessee: Jan.

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Nissan Forms EV Partnership with Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to promote the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. Seattle; with the City of Orlando and Orlando Utilities Commission; with Progress Energy in Raleigh, N.C.;

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Here’s How To Save $5,000 On A 2012 Nissan Leaf In North Carolina

Green Car Reports

NASCAR-loving North Carolina may not be the first place you’d think of as being particularly pro-electric car, but for 40-lucky residents the cost of buying a 2012 Nissan Leaf there just dropped by $5,000 thanks to a time-limited scheme being run by Advanced Energy.

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Nissan Enters into EV Partnership with City of Houston

Green Car Congress

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.

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