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Nissan brings LEAF to new US markets

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Nissan North America Inc. is expanding the availability of the battery-electric Nissan LEAF in the US. Orders for the 2012 Nissan LEAF begin today in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. At the end of August, Nissan reported 6,187 LEAF units sold since its December 2010 launch.

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Nissan expands LEAF availability into 7 more states

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Nissan North America Inc. Nissan has re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders from the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Nissan LEAF is now available for order in 30 states, including Washington, D.C.

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Nissan launching upgraded 2012 LEAF in new US markets

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Nissan North America Inc. is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to US consumers, upgraded for the 2012 model year. In response to direct feedback from Nissan LEAF owners, the features that customers want most will come standard on the 2012 Nissan LEAF—including quick charging and cold-weather features.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Sentra with 320,165 miles

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With Nissan machinery, however, the bar is lower; today's Junkyard Find should make both Yokohama and Smyrna proud. Today's Junkyard Find was found in New Orleans, Louisiana. I feel certain that the pasted-together-from-many-taxis Nissan Tsuru I found last year belongs in this list, but I can't prove it.

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Nissan LEAF electric car arrives in seven new states

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Do you live in Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Delaware, Rhode Island or Pennsylvania? If so then you can now place your order for a 2012 Nissan LEAF electric car. Nissan has expanded the availability of its flagship zero emission vehicle into these seven states.

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The Six People You Meet In the Car Business

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I first met& “Perry” at a Honda dealership& in Louisiana in 1986. Their names have been changed to protect the guilty. The rock star& car salesperson who& gets fired everywhere he works. A rotund enthusiastic person, Perry was one of the best sales people I’d ever seen.

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DOE offers conditional commitment for $107M loan to Syrah graphite-based anode material project

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The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has offered a conditional commitment for a US$107-million loan to Syrah Technologies to fund the expansion of its Vidalia graphite-based active anode material (AAM) facility in Louisiana to 11.25 ktpa AAM production capacity. Earlier post.). million EVs by 2040.