Nissan news articles 
Battery leasing for electric vehicles removes the uncertainty of battery durability and replacement cost
According to Glass’s figures released at a RAC Foundation event last week, battery leasing for electric vehicles could provide whole life costs superior to other commercial approaches. The report compared values for an EV with the battery included, an EV with a leased battery and a range-extender EV. The values show that the Nissan Leaf, the purchase cost of which includes the battery, retains 35 percent of its value after three years and 36,... [more]
Nissan delivers first Nissan LEAF electric family cars to UK customers
Nissan has begun deliveries of the first Nissan LEAF - the 100% electric, mass produced, affordable family car - to UK customers. Smooth Radio DJ Mark Goodier has been driving electric cars for the last decade. “The great thing about electric cars is that the fuel distribution is already in place. We all have mains electricity at home. We have it at work and councils are already working on how to install thousands of charging points at the roa... [more]
Electric car buyers need to hunt around for the best insurance deal
Some new electric car owners find it difficult getting quotes to insure their new greener form of transport while others maybe shocked at the cost. This tends to confirms that the insurance industry is still adjusting to the presence of electric cars on the UK roads. Investigating how ready car insurance firms and their websites are for electric cars, TheGreenCarWebsite found that, as the first electric car models make their first UK deliverie... [more]
First shipment of electric Nissan LEAFs for Europe
UK customers have been able to pre-order the Nissan LEAF since September 2010 ahead of deliveries starting in the coming weeks. Pre-orders for the Nissan LEAF, which is powered by an advanced lithium-ion battery, have reached more than 27,000 units globally. The zero-emission car is currently built in Japan, but will be manufactured in Sunderland from 2013, following the start of production of lithium-ion batteries for such cars at the plant in ... [more]
Buyers of new vehicles can beat rising fuel prices and taxes by clever shopping
New cars emit 20% less CO2 on average than a car bought in 2000 and the lowest emitting vehicles in every vehicle class perform between 26% and 42% better than their class average. Also, with the introduction of pure electric and hybrid electric vehicles, plus groundbreaking enhancements to petrol and diesel engines, there has never been a wider choice of fuel-efficient, cost-effective vehicles. As New Year fuel price and VAT rate increases hi... [more]
Other Nissan news and reviews
Nissan wants Toyota's crown
The Japanese auto manufacturer hopes its new Altima family sedan can displace the top-selling Toyota Camry.
Nissan profit soars on record sales amid disaster
Nissan Motor Co.'s January-March profit more than doubled to 75.3 billion yen ($941 million) as the Japanese automaker achieved record sales despite production disruptions from last year's tsunami.Nissan ...
Nissan posts record sales, $4.28 bn net profit
Nissan on Friday posted a $4.28 billion full-year net profit and record sales as the Japanese automaker shrugged off the devastating impact of last year's quake-tsunami disaster on production.
Nissan expands U.S. Altima capacity to challenge Toyota Camry
Nissan Motor Co. said it plans to run three daily assembly shifts at U.S. plants building a revamped Altima, as the company tries to challenge Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry, the top-selling U.S. passenger car.
Nissan LEAF lights up the AJAC EcoRun
MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Last week, the Nissan LEAF™ solidified its leadership position in the electric vehicle segment at the conclusion of the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada ...
Nissan's new models to help achieve record sales this FY
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co posted on Friday a one-third jump in quarterly profit and projected a 28 percent rise in the year ahead driven by brisk sales momentum in most major markets and the launch of 10 new models around the world. Nissan has outshone domestic rivals Honda Motor Co and Toyota Motor Corp in the past year as Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has pushed aggressively ...
Nissan sales, profit soar
Nissan Motor Co.'s January-March profit more than doubled to 75.3 billion yen ($941 million) as the Japanese automaker achieved record sales despite production disruptions from last year's tsunami.
Briefs: Nissan readies Altima to take on Toyota's Camry
Nissan Motor Co. plans to run three daily assembly shifts at U.S. plants building a revamped Altima, as the company tries to challenge Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry, the top-selling U.S. car.
Deals of the week: Nissan Altima, Toyota Corolla, VW Tiguan and Infiniti G37
Plus, Nissan’s Altima clear-out sale and good deals for those who like to drive topless
Sport comes first with Nissan’s 370Z
Nissan's Z-car has held a special place in the hearts of sports-car aficionados since the 1970 ...
