Ward’s today announced that Nissan LEAF’s 100-percent electric, zero-emission drive system is included on its prestigious ’10 Best Engines’ list for 2011. It is the first time in the 17-year history of the magazine’s ’10 Best...

High-tech web site CNET.com has made the Nissan LEAF an Editors’ Choice pick. CNET gave the LEAF an 8 out of 10 in comfort, a 9 out of 10 in performance, and an 8 out of 10 in design. Snapshots from CNET writer Wayne Cunningham’s review: The LEAF’s...

2011 Nissan LEAF FTC Sticker A little over a week ago, the EPA released its window sticker and fuel economy ratings for the Nissan LEAF, which showed the car had a MPGe rating of 99, and a expected range of 73 miles. At the same time, it was also announced that...

Federal Trade Commission Headquarters When the EPA released its official MPGe rating on the LEAF of 99, no one really paid much notice (mostly because the number is useless when it comes to making an informed decision on whether or not to buy an EV), however the...

Nissan LEAF is rated at 99 MPGe The EPA has released its official ratings for the Nissan LEAF on fuel economy, has received a combined 99 mpg (equivalent) rating, based on 106 city and 92 highway, making it the “best in the midsize vehicle class for fuel...

Nissan Tech Looks Over A LEAF In speaking to Automotive News, Nissan’s manager of quality and customer satisfaction, Hitoshi Horie, mentioned that Nissan currently has assembled a “rapid response” team of about 30 technicians, headed up by 10 lead...

All You Ever Wanted to Know...Mostly The word “leaked” can make any document sound far more exciting than it is. I like leaked documents – reading them makes me feel like I’m doing something really surreptitious. Move over, James Bond! But the reality is...

(Editor’s Note: We are pleased to have Michael Walsh on as a contributor here at Nissan-LEAF.net.  Michael is a serious advocate of electric vehicles and brings both a unique prospective and a wealth of  knowledge regarding the Nissan LEAF) Nissan...

2011 Chevrolet Volt to the 2011 Nissan LEAF...Together At Last It was going to happen eventually.  A Nissan LEAF. A Chevrolet Volt. Both cars in the hands of one reviewer.   So you would expect to be met with a technical flurry of information, followed by the...

Shortly after Chevrolet announced that the Volt would come with a battery warranty of 8 years, 100,000 miles, Nissan followed suit saying also would offer 8/100 coverage themselves.  So when GM detailed just how their warranty would work in practice (which was...