Blog Archive
11-02-16
Nissan Wins Sustainability Award 3rd Year in a Row!
YOKOHAMA, Japan – For the third consecutive year, the CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) has included Nissan in a select list of companies receiving top-tier "A-List" ranking in its annual Climate Change Report. Nissan finished ahead of thousands of other international businesses in the CDP's assessment.
10-03-16
Nissan Motor Corporation Achieves World Ranking in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
This year, Nissan Motor Corporation, Ltd. achieved world ranking in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and was the only Japanese auto company to receive this recognition. The DJSI measures companies' performance in the area of sustainability. Nissan has been included in the regional Asia Pacific Index for the past seven consecutive years but was included in this year's World Index, underscoring the company's ongoing commitment to sustainable mobility.
12-06-15
Why Formula 1 Race Car Driver Nick Heidfeld chooses a Nissan Leaf over an E-Golf and BMW i3.
We know how important it is to be GREEN here in San Diego. but it’s nice to see others following suit. Like formula 1 racer Nick Heidfeld!The former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld is now a happy new owner of a Nissan LEAF.
10-25-15
Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” program arrives in Austin, Monterey and Raleigh-Durham is finally catching up to San Diego!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” promotion has officially arrived in three more cities – Austin, Texas; Monterey, Calif. and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. – providing new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealers in each city.
08-10-15
Couple Completes a 1,500 Mile Road Trip in their Nissan LEAF!
We are Tyrel and Trish - a happy couple with a passion for saving money with exciting new technologies, including electric cars and solar panels.After just over 1,500 miles driving from the Canadian border to California and back in a 100% electric Nissan LEAF, we have arrived safely back home.
06-08-15
Nissan Leaf takes on Tesla and Chevy Bolt by getting a 105-mile battery for 2016!
Higher trim levels are expected to receive a 30-kWh battery pack for the 2016 model year, while the entry-level 'S' package will retain the current 24-kWh module, two unnamed dealers told InsideEVs.The report suggests the 25-percent boost in battery capacity will bring an equivalent jump in range, bringing the EPA-estimated driving distance up from 84 miles to 105-110 miles.
05-16-15
The Future is Now: Nissan advances plans to have commercially viable autonomous drive vehicles on the road by 2020
An autonomous car was once the epitome of a 'future' car, something seen only in science fiction-but now Nissan has achieved the technological advancements necessary to begin to make this fiction a reality.Nissan has been working to develop this technology alongside teams from some of the world's top universities, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo. The combined research time equals 80 years of research and development, the kind of effort it takes to put Nissan at the forefront of this important development.
03-02-15
Portrait of an EV Owner in San Diego: Diana Wilder
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Nissan LEAF was introduced in December 2010, as the world's first affordable, zero emission car for the mass market. With that formula, consumer adoption has taken off, making LEAF the world's best-selling, 100-percent electric vehicle.
02-25-15
Car Hacks: Recycle a Coffee Cup into a Tissue Holder
Starting off your day with a good cup of coffee? How about turning that cup into something useful in your car?
01-20-15
Nissan says “thanks a billion” to LEAF owners
This incredible achievement comes almost four years since the LEAF was launched in 2010 as one of the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicles. It is now the best-selling electric vehicle in history, with over 147,000 LEAF vehicles sold globally to date, 31,000 of which have been sold in Europe.
