Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 8, 2011

Which new electric car do you like best - Volt or Leaf? The only fair way to decide is to order one of each, obviously. Here's the review!

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2013

Tired of plugging in your Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt electric car to recharge every night? Yearn for the simplicity of simply parking over a charging pad and walking away? Bosch Automotive Service Solutions feels your pain.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Sales of plug-in electric cars in September chugged along steadily, with consistent sales from the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid and a stronger number for the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car. That's.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt led US plug-in vehicle sales among the largest automakers again in July, posting 1,849 units, up from 125 units in July 2011. So far this calendar year, GM has sold 10,666 units of the Volt, up from the 2,870 units sold during the same period of 2011. Nissan sold 395 units of the LEAF in July 2012, down 57.6%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

GM reported the delivery of 326 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in December, while Nissan reported 19 battery-electric LEAFs. Nissan North America, Inc. Each manufacturer began delivery of their high-profile electric-drive vehicles during the month, with sales expected to ramp during the coming year.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Nissan has revealed that it is plotting the introduction of an all-new affordable battery-electric pick- up truck that will sit beneath its current combustion-powered Navara. A second Nissan exec said the small pick-up wouldn’t be a rival for battery-powered trucks like the Rivian or the incoming Tesla Cybertruck.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and the Ford C-MAX Hybrid earned an acceptable rating in this test, while the battery-electric Nissan LEAF earned a poor rating. Collapse of the occupant compartment is the downfall for four small cars in this group, including the Fiat 500L, Mazda 5, Nissan Juke and Nissan Leaf.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. The Volt vehicles will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, Calif., along with a new charging station.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Volt. Road Test: 2017 Chevrolet Volt.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

Nissan announced that US pricing for the updated 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added entry-level S grade—an 18% reduction from the $35,200 MSRP of the 2012 LEAF entry model, the SV. The 2013 Nissan LEAF is offered in three models, the LEAF S, LEAF SV and LEAF SL.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

New-car sales figures are out for October, and in the plug-in electric car arena, Volt supporters can let out a muffled cheer. The hometown favorite outsold the imported Nissan Leaf by almost 260 units, the first time in many months it's been able to best the battery electric hatchback from Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2011

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has earned a 5-star overall vehicle score for safety as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program. The Volt is the first electric vehicle to do so; NHTSA has not yet tested the Nissan LEAF. Volt 20MPH Side Pole Impact.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Today, we've got news on future electric cars from Nissan, Renault, and Toyota, some thoughts on more time in a Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, and a sales race between the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius Prime. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle (PEs) in the US in June 2012, posting 1,760 units, up 213.7% For the first six months of the year, Volt sales reached 8,817 units, up 221.2% Nissan reported June US sales of 92,237 units versus 71,940 units a year earlier, up 28.2%. Nissan Division sales increased 24.6%

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2011

After several months of using a 2011 Chevy Volt and a 2011 Nissan Leaf as our sole family transport, we have a better understanding of both cars than we did in March, when I first wrote about how they compared. First to arrive at our West Sacramento home was a beautiful crystal red 2011 Volt.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The Nissan Leaf set a new November record at 2,687 cars sold, its 22nd straight month of sales increases year-over-year, while the Chevy Volt delivered 1,336 cars last month. Sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a steady pace in November, reflecting continued strong vehicle sales of all types in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2011

Sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a steady pace in April, with 493 Chevrolet Volts and 573 Nissan Leafs sold during the month. There were also 326 Volts and 19 Leafs sold last December, the month in which each car first went on sale. That brings yearly totals of the cars to 1,703 and 1,025 respectively.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Sales of the two highest-volume plug-in electric cars soared in August, with both the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf setting all-time monthly sales records.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 4, 2011

The 2011 Chevy Volt continues to outsell the 2011 Nissan Leaf, but during March, the Japanese battery electric car at last started to move noticeable numbers of cars--almost five times as many as it sold in February.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2011

But for the third month in a row, Chevrolet sold more Volt range-extended electric cars than Nissan delivered Leaf plug-ins. During February, Nissan delivered 67 Leaf battery electric hatchbacks, bringing its two-month total to 154. Battle of the Titans it ain't.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2014

The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car remains Canada''s plug-in sales champion, but the Nissan Leaf battery-electric--the best-selling electric car in history--is coming up fast in its rear-view mirror As consistently as the Toyota Camry tops the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The Chevrolet Volt, for one, kept up its pace this year, with August sales of 2,081, for an eight-month total of 14,295 Volts delivered so far this year. The Nissan Leaf, on the.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: How the Chevrolet Volt really works, Tesla seeks workers for a second California facility, and why we can''t buy cars that get 60, 70, or 80 mpg. The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf went on sale within days back in 2010, and updated models are expected in 2016. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2017

When consumers think of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, most likely conjure thoughts of Tesla, or perhaps Nissan with its Leaf and Chevrolet with its Volt and Bolt EV. However, none of those three brands managed to sell 10,000 plug-in cars during the month of September.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The 2013 Chevrolet Volt is the third model year of Chevy's unique range-extended electric car, and after a challenging start and a lot of bad media, it has emerged as the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S.--selling selling at a faster rate than the Nissan Leaf battery electric hatchback and the new Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

GM sold 2,633 units of the Volt extended range electric vehicle in December, up 72.2% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% Nissan North America, Inc. Overall, Nissan reported record US calendar year sales of 1,141,656 units versus 1,042,534 in 2011, an increase of 9.5% from the 2011 results.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Have you ever wondered what a Nissan Leaf electric car looks like when you peel away the bodywork, seats, and virtually everything beside the powertrain? DON''T MISS: What''s Inside Chevrolet Volt Battery Pack And Drivetrain? Thanks to one enterprising YouTube user--and one sacrificed electric car--now you can find out.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

But the question that we keep hearing is: Which sells better, the 2011 Nissan Leaf or the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? The first business day of every month is when automakers release sales data for the previous month. Today, we got January's sales figures, which are an improvement over last January's.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2011

Many comments are appearing on the internet taking enthusiastic positions for either the new 2011 Chevy Volt or the 2011 Nissan Leaf. It seems most readers are in one "camp" or the other.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Also, General Motors switches up its marketing tactics for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, and Nissan and BMW partner on DC fast-charging stations. Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is the most fuel-efficient car without a plug, as well as one of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy nominees. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

But electric-car sales last month improved on July's numbers, although they were far from their spring heights due to continued constraints on the supply of Chevy Volts. Leaf and Volt. The economy continues to be shaky, consumer confidence is down, and Hurricane Irene kept buyers away from dealerships.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

On average, owners of the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car cover 629 miles a month, while.' Or could a lack of "range anxiety" really lead drivers to cover more miles? It''s a kind of chicken-or-egg question, but it came to mind when our author Matthew Klippenstein sent us some data.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. Earlier this month, Nissan Motor Co., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2018

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi launch ed Alliance Ventures, a new corporate venture capital fund that plans to invest up to $1 billion to support open innovation over the next five years. High voltage capability (5 volts). Key properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer include: Up to 1.3 mS/cm at room temperature. High elastic modulus.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2013

Last month, the Nissan Leaf passed the Chevrolet Volt to take this year''s top spot among plug-in electric cars for sale. It announced that it will offer $5,000 cash back on remaining 2012 Volt range-extended electric cars, and $4,000 on 2013 models, according to Chevrolet spokespeople quoted yesterday. The carmaker''s.'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Evatran, a developer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has signed contracts with six commercial participants to outfit their Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF models with pre-production Plugless Power wireless charging systems. Plugless Power is a Level 2 (240V at 30A, 3.3

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