Although several antagonists of the Nissan LEAF want the vehicle to fail, it appears as though Nissan is more committed than ever. A high-ranking Nissan executive hinted that Nissan has devoted about $4 billion to its electric vehicle program. Nissan’s executive...

    The Toyota Prius c went on sale March 12 and the vehicle has already gotten off to a great start. In only a matter of three days, Toyota sold 1,201 Prius c units; which surpasses sales of the Nissan LEAF for both January and February. With these sales...

The 2012 Chevrolet Volt might retail $5,000 more than the 2012 Nissan LEAF, but in the log-run the Volt is cheaper to own, according to Kelley Blue Book (KBB). KBB selected the 2012 Chevy Volt as the electric choice in its Inaugural Total Cost of Ownership Awards....

Nissan announced last week that its all-electric LEAF vehicle officially hit 10,000 sales in the United States. In 2011, the EV fell short of reaching the 10,000 mark by just a few hundred units, but now the vehicle has reached that goal. “From a Leaf perspective,...

Photo via MotorTrend Nissan’s all-electric LEAF vehicle did exceptionally well in 2011, but Ford anticipates that its Focus Electric vehicle will surpass the LEAF on fuel economy in the coming year. Ford said the Focus Electric will achieve a 100 mpg-equivalent...

In the United States, the Nissan LEAF vehicle has surpassed the Chevy Volt in sales to-date(8,720 to 6,142, respectively), but it’s an entirely different story in Canada. Chevrolet dealers across Canada have sold 243 Volts this year, compared to 111 LEAFs....

  The Chevy Volt beat out the all-electric Nissan LEAF in sales for the month of November. The Nissan LEAF experienced a slow month in November. Nissan reported that sales of the all-electric vehicle came in at 672 units in the United States last month. That’s...

September proved to be anther successful month for the all-electric Nissan LEAF. The zero emissions vehicle didn’t increase its sales from last month, but it did outsell the Chevrolet Volt once again. For the month of September, Nissan moved 1,031 LEAF units,...

There is no minimum noise standard for vehicles in Australia, but Nissan Australia is going against the grain and setting a standard. Nissan’s head office in Japan requests that the innovative Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (AVSP) system be fitted...

Nissan sales were up for the month of August and overall for the year. Even the car company’s all-electric Nissan LEAF seems to be back on track. The final tally showed that Nissan North America’s August sales were up by 19.3 percent overall from the same...