Last week heralded the start of Nissan’s production of the Leaf, the first electric car to be built in the UK. The car is to be made at the Japanese manufacturers Sunderland plant, and they have said that they expect a slow start but believe that the time is right for the battery operated car […]
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Despite incentives electric car sales are still disappointing
The government recently introduced an incentive scheme which would allow motorists to get £5000 off the purchase of every electric vehicle. Despite this incentive however, the sales of these vehicles have been rather disappointing. The Nissan Leaf was released last year and had a retail price of over £30,000. However, after the subsidy from the […]
Nissan LEAF World Car of the Year
At the New York International Motor Show, the 2011 World Car of the Year went to the Nissan LEAF. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Chairman and CEO, said they are overjoyed that the first mass marketed electric car was named winner of such a prestigious award. The award recognizes not only the zero-emission but the driving performance, […]
Nissan LEAF finally arrives in the UK
Auto Trader was on hand for the first delivery of UK’s first Nissan LEAF EV cars. The World’s first mass produced affordable family EV for sale is how the Nissan LEAF is being advertised. The LEAF is a significant step in the right direction for sustainable motoring and has won the 2011 European Car of […]