EVs

11.22.09

Test Drive: Nissan’s Leaf, The Electric Car’s First Shot at the Mainstream

Nissan is going to manufacture the Leaf in the thousands (maybe the hundreds of thousands). We took the first publicly drivable model for a spin

By Seth Fletcher Posted 08.02.2009 at 6:00 pm 22 Comments

The Nissan Leaf: Seth Fletcher

Even as hype and excitement has built around what seems like a 21st century green-car revolution, pure electric cars—as in, totally zero-emission vehicles with no gas engine, no tailpipe—have been very, very far from going mainstream. And the impressive but small-batch class of current contenders won’t change that.

Keep this in mind when you consider what Nissan unveiled Sunday morning at the opening ceremony for its new headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. The Leaf--a cute, slightly odd hatchback--looks poised to become the first truly mass-market electric car.

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McDonald's to EV Drivers: Do You Want Fries With that Power?

By John Brandon Posted 07.06.2009 at 2:24 pm 7 Comments

On July 14, electric vehicle owners will be able to charge up on a Big Mac while their electric vehicle charges in the parking lot.

A new McDonald's in Cary, North Carolina, will be the first of its kind, testing a pilot program with NovaCharge and Coulomb Technologies. The program may pave the way for electric charging stations in close proximity to where people drive and spend their leisure time.

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