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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. By Dana Hull.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

The Truth About Cars

Nissan sold two generations of Silvias badged as Datsun 200SXs in the United States from the 1976 through 1983 model years, then sold the subsequent Silvia generation here as the Nissan 200SX until 1989. The badges are gone from this car, but it would have been badged as a "Datsun 200SX by Nissan."

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Does Nissan Leaf Supplant The Prius As Loathing Target For CA Drivers?

Green Car Reports

Roadshow," the nickname of San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Richards. If you''ve never lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, you may not have heard of "Mr. Nor will you know how important his columns are, covering traffic, congestion, freeways, law enforcement, cars, and all the other topics associated with the region''s crowded roads.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department.

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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

Green Car Congress

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.

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2024 Hyundai Kona N-Line Review - A Solid Cup

The Truth About Cars

This segment has grown significantly since the totally weird Nissan Juke appeared over a decade ago, with plenty of competition appearing quite recently. I kinda dig the full-width front lightbar - someone in Hyundai’s design department truly loved the Mercury Sable, I’m sure, and adapted their work to the modern LED age.

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

Green Car Congress

Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales increased 33.5% Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales decreased 15.4% Nissan reported sales of 842 Altima hybrids in December, an 18.6% Total combined Nissan and Infiniti sales in the year reached 770,103 vehicles, compared with 951,350 vehicles sold in 2008, a 19.1 versus a year ago.

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