Electric Vehicle Insider

Nissan is backing the Leaf’s Lithium-ion battery with an 8-year, 100,000 mile warranty (whichever comes first). Of note, however, the warranty does not cover what the company calls “gradual capacity loss,” which is a feature of all rechargeable batteries.
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Based on tests by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Nissan Leaf’s fuel efficiency window sticker will indicate an mpg equivalence of 106 mpg for city driving, and 92 mpg on highways, for a combined average of 99 mpg, according to news reports today.
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Mitsubishi will price its electric car around 10 percent lower than the Nissan Leaf when it hits the North American market in 2012, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance expects to build and sell 500,000 electric vehicles per year globally by the end of 2013, the Associated Press reports.
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This just in: the Nissan Leaf’s “easy-to-use touch-screen Information Hub” will run Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Automotive operating system. But not to worry: it won’t be driving or controlling the car, so fear not the dreaded BSOD.
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“CODA, a new U.S. car with a hi-tech Chinese battery could spell trouble for BYD and Nissan, companies that were hoping to capitalize on the budding U.S. electric vehicle market,” suggests Karl Burkart in a blog post at MNN.com
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“Next year will be critical for the future of plug-in vehicles” writes the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “In the next few months, Nissan will launch the Leaf electric car and rival General Motors will offer its Chevrolet Volt electric car with a gasoline engine backup system. Failure of any of the vehicles could be disastrous.”
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The October 2010 issue of Consumer Reports includes a section on electric vehicles, including a run-down on what you need to consider if you’re thinking about buying one. The coverage includes “first looks” at the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Roadster, and more.
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“The futuristic world of the electric car may finally be here,” observes NPR in its three-part look at this exciting inflection point in personal transportation. The complete series is available as both online transcripts and downloadable MP3s.
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“The Nissan Leaf electric car can go up to 100 miles on a charge, but that may not always be enough. So, for Leaf owners outside the U.S. who are planning a trip longer than that, Nissan is considering a solution: gasoline-powered loaner cars,” reports CNN.com.
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“Over the years, carmakers got away from the model-year calendar and started rolling out their latest designs on a staggered basis to keep consumers interested all year long,” reports ABCnews.com.
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Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell has signed an agreement with Nissan North America, aimed at advancing the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Connecticut.
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With Nissan and GM set to deliver new all-electric cars to U.S. consumers later this year (pictured at left), Californians are agog at the prospect of the exhaust- and noise-free vehicles swishing around on their highways and byways. Nowhere was that more apparent than at this week’s “Plug-in 2010″ conference in Silicon Valley.
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