Remove Motor Remove Nissan Remove Re-Charge Remove Recharge
article thumbnail

Nissan, New York City launch LEAF electric vehicle taxi pilot

Green Car Congress

Nissan and New York City have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan LEAF. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how EVs can be integrated into future taxi fleets.

article thumbnail

Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE ? This is Nissan’s take on an electrified, but not full EV, future. Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. This is our Nissan X-Trail e-Power review. And therein lies the rub.

Nissan 98
article thumbnail

Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

I have seen the future and it is a new car electric car from Nissan. Nissan is about to drink GM’s milkshake with a breakthrough, affordable, next generation electric car that will be beat the Chevy Volt to market, cost half as much and work twice as well. Plus it looks ten times cooler. And by that I mean the end of 2010.

Plug-in 191
article thumbnail

Tips: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Your EV?

Clean Fleet Report

2011 Nissan Leaf – What’s it worth? Sellers should also browse car sales websites such as Autotrader, eBay Motors and Craigslist to find the prices of similar models. You will be disappointed if you’re trying to sell your EV to make a substantial profit. You need to let buyers know what they’re getting.

article thumbnail

The ABCs of National Drive Electric Week

Plug in America

Minnesota Clean Cities Coalition staff managed the EV test drive part of the event where guests were able to choose to ride or drive in a Polestar 2, Tesla Model Y, Subaru Solterra, Nissan Ariya, BMW iX, Kia Niro, or Kia EV6. Don Pinkton and Daryl Thayer took apart a Tesla motor to show people the “guts” of EVs and how they work.

article thumbnail

Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger.

Volvo 120
article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

Grid 139