Nissan can now tack-on range as a plaguing issue among LEAF owners.  Various sources estimated the LEAF’s range at 100 miles, give or take weather and terrain conditions.  Unfortunately, some LEAF drivers in the United States have been left stranded due...

The Nissan LEAF might be the only affordable, all-electric car on the block for now. But not for much longer. Competition will pick up quickly for the LEAF in the U.S., and around the world. One of its primary competitors, at least early on, is shaping up to be...

Nissan Chairman Tavares & Olivier Chalouhi shake hands at first LEAF delivery After receiving his LEAF this past weekend, Olivier Chalouhi has been actively answering questions and posting his various ventures/experiences with the car on MyNissanLeaf.com....

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...

“Some say he isn’t machine washable, and all his potted plants are called Steve. All we know is…he is called the Stig” Tame Racing Driver If you don’t know who ‘the Stig’ is…well, you have been missing out.  You also...

...and that is the steering wheel Last week Nissan introduced the “Drive Electric Tour,” both as a fulfillment of an earlier promise to let early adopter/reservists the opportunity to test drive a all electric LEAF before they are committed to purchasing,...

LEAF test drives and reviews are nothing new at this point.  Nissan literally has had hundreds of reporters in their 100 mile electric car by this point, and thousands of amateur wordsmiths and would-be owners. And for the most part, those reviews all read the...

Based from personal experience, whenever I see something that is battery operated, I have a inherent distrust of how long it will operate. For example: My phone fully charged has ’4 bars,’ I will fearlessly not plug it in to recharge for several...

Phil LeBeau is a power player in automotive journalism. He was first to test drive the Chevy Volt and now is among the first to drive the LEAF prototype in the US. LeBeau took the car on a two hour jaunt through the streets of Southern California and mostly had...