Collaborate Disseminate
There was a time when all you needed to use your car was a key. On older vehicles it was a traditional metal key, on more recent ones it had …read more Continue reading Older Nissan Leafs Lose Their App, Are They The First Of Many?
The Nissan Leaf entered the market in 2011 as the first truly mass-produced electric vehicle since the early part of the 20th century. Today, Nissan has taken the original sub-100-mile-range EV and put it into the post-200-mile genre. Still the lowest-… Continue reading Review: 2022 Nissan Leaf continues to be the EV for the rest of us
Eventually the battery packs at the heart of electric cars are going to reach the end of their useful lives, but their story doesn’t necessarily end there. They can still retain enough charge for other applications, such as energy storage, boating and … Continue reading Second-life EV batteries find use in railway crossings
Meet [Daniel Öster]. [Daniel] is a self-professed petrolhead. In other words, he’s a hot rodder who can’t leave well enough alone. Just because he’s driving a 2012 Nissan Leaf doesn’t …read more Continue reading Open Source Hot Rod Mod Gives More Power To EV Owners
Electric cars have been around for a while now, and thus they’re starting to get chopped up and modded just like any other car. [Daniel Öster] is one such person …read more Continue reading Retrofitting Fast Charging To A Nissan Leaf EV
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more common on the road, but when they’re parked in the driveway or garage there are still some kinks to work out when getting …read more Continue reading Open Source Electric Vehicle Charging
Nissan began producing the first generation Leaf battery electric car at its Oppama plant in 2010, and has now giving old battery packs from those vehicles a second life in automated guided vehicles at the factory.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, … Continue reading Nissan gives first-gen Leaf EV batteries new life in robot helpers
It’s often said that one of the advantages of owning an electric vehicle is reduced maintenance costs, and for the most part, that’s true. That is, until the vehicle’s battery pack starts to show its age. Then you might be on the hook for a repair bill comparable to swapping …read more
Continue reading Battery Swap Gives Nissan LEAF New Lease on Life
Earlier in the month, Toyota and Honda revealed plans to start testing a fuel-cell bus designed as a mobile power source for disaster relief. Now Nissan has driven out an emergency response vehicle based on its Leaf electric car that will also provide … Continue reading Nissan drives out mobile power and disaster relief concept
True auto safety can only be achieved by knowing what every piece of code and hardware is that goes into the car. Continue reading Automotive Security: It’s More Than Just What’s Under The Hood