13 Aug 2012, 08:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Factory automotive tuning is big business these days. Why bother going to a random Japanese customizer to get a body kit if you can get a warranty and better build quality from the guys who built th...
9 Aug 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that GM is very keen to capitalize on the success of the Chevrolet Volt and its other variants, including the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera. Now, according to insideevs.com, next year will bring abo...
8 Aug 2012, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf has hit a rough spot in its sales recently, with prospective buyers probably being turned away by the battery issues reported by owners who operate their Leafs in hot climates. Howev...
7 Aug 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The year 2011 should have represented the year when plug-in cars took off in the UK, and signs in the first part of 2011 were good, with 680 such vehicles registered until June 30th. However, the se...
2 Aug 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the Chevrolet Volt range-extened EV has gotten a considerable sales lead over the all-electric Nissan Leaf, despite the Japanese car arriving on the market first. After a less than con...
26 Jul 2012, 11:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / British EV charging system provider POD Point have announced that they will be expanding their operations in the Scandinavian region, as it deems it ‘Europe’s most advanced electric vehi...
24 Jul 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of Nissan Leafs facing an acute loss of battery capacity is now approaching 50 (most of which are in Arizona). According to insideevs.com, Nissan has already acquired 6 of the affected EV...
23 Jul 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become clear to us that the Chevy Volt is a very appreciated car and since it came onto the scene, sales of full EVs, like Nissan’s clever Leaf have fallen dramatically. The Volt regist...
20 Jul 2012, 11:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf retails in the US for $37,250. Factoring in state grants and incentives and you can slash about $10,000 off that, leaving you with $27,250. Still too expensive? Well, now, two Califo...
19 Jul 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet seems to be on a bit of a roll at the moment, setting one of their highest sales records to date, selling almost 1.3-million cars in the second quarter of the year. This marks a 2.3% incre...
19 Jul 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf is one of the first ‘real’ EVs to go into mass production. So far, the Japanese has managed to sell around 13,000 of them and their customers have been mostly satisfied, ...
18 Jul 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt has officially taken off. Sales are going well and its customers, including the likes of Jay Leno and Bob Lutz are very pleased with their Volts. The total number of miles covered...
18 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember we posted a video of a ride in a Nissan Leaf limo, last month. Now, the people behind it have released a video explaining how and most importantly, why, the Leaf was chosen as a bas...
17 Jul 2012, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we tend to think that whatever is new and fresh is usually adopted by young people, former US Secretary of State, George Shutz, comes to contradict us. He drives a Nissan Leaf which he charges...
17 Jul 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jay Leno is the proud and happy owner of a Chevrolet Volt, a car developed and built under the supervision of (now retired) Bob Lutz, a very important figure for GM. However, despite retiring from h...
17 Jul 2012, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We really love and appreciate young people driving their cars as they should be driven, having fun and improving their fast driving skills - we’re all for that and we encourage it. However, no...
16 Jul 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Probably in an effort to halt plummeting sales (down over 60% compared to 2011), Nissan (and Renault) have decided that it was high time to make a video to promote its very extensive range of EVs (t...
14 Jul 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Is the Nissan Leaf and others like it saving the planet? Well, with so much contradictory information floating around, it’s actually very difficult to have a properly informed opinion on the m...
11 Jul 2012, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Nissan Leaf has already found uses as a limo and taxi, the Portuguese have decided to use the Japanese EV as a squad car, for the country’s police force. It is a world first, and the...
9 Jul 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember Better Place, a company operating battery swapping stations (mainly) in Israel, and more recently in Denmark, using Renault EVs since the start of their program. Now, their entire f...