Improving More Leaf Design Flaws

[Daniel] was recently featured here for his work in improving the default charging mode for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle when using the emergency/trickle charger included with the car. His work made it possible to reduce the amount of incoming power from the car, if the charging plug looked like …read more

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Retrolicious Nissan Z Proto tiptoes through the past toward the future

The pretty, bright-eyed yellow canary sitting before you is the all-new Nissan Z Proto, an early look at what Nissan’s cooking up with the seventh-generation Z. If it feels more like you’re looking at an older generation Z, that’s on purpose. Nissan ha… Continue reading Retrolicious Nissan Z Proto tiptoes through the past toward the future

Adding Luxury Charging Features to an Entry-Level EV

The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car of all time so far, thanks largely to it being one of the first mass produced all-electric EVs. While getting into the market early was great for Nissan, they haven’t made a lot of upgrades that other EV manufacturers have made and …read more

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Nissan debuts its first all-electric crossover SUV, the Ariya

We got our first look at Nissan’s plans for an all-electric crossover SUV at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, when it revealed the IMx. Two years later the concept had grown into the Ariya, and now the company’s first all-electric crossover is going into pro… Continue reading Nissan debuts its first all-electric crossover SUV, the Ariya

Nissan reveals production version of its million-dollar GT-R 50

Having made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in 2018, the very first production version of the Nissan GT-R 50 has arrived. With only 50 of the supercars to be hand-built and a million-dollar price tag to go with them, the Japanese autom… Continue reading Nissan reveals production version of its million-dollar GT-R 50

Tokyo Fire Dept adds Japan’s first electric ambulance to its fleet

The Ikebukuro branch of the Tokyo Fire Department now has an electric ambulance in its fleet of vehicles thanks to a partnership with Nissan, and is based on the NV400 van currently on sale in Europe.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags:… Continue reading Tokyo Fire Dept adds Japan’s first electric ambulance to its fleet

Mini camper van powers efficient driving and living for under $40,000

If the Mercedes Metris Weekender set your hopes high for an awesome, accessible American mini-campervan, only to bring them crashing down with its projected $70,000+ price tag, we’ve found an equally cute, cozy mini-campervan that’s much more affordabl… Continue reading Mini camper van powers efficient driving and living for under $40,000

A Range-Extended Electric Van

The only thing limiting the range on any electric vehicle isn’t really battery technology, but cost. Customers don’t want to pay more money for an electric car or van that does essentially the same thing as one with an internal combustion engine. This in turn limits the amount of batteries …read more

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