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If you drive a Nissan LEAF, then Royal Nissan, serving Baton Rouge, has some good news for you. In Japan, Nissan is testing a new method for drivers to track and share charge station locations with each other, and they may opt to deploy the system in other markets soon.

So how does it work? Simply put, when a driver connects their Nissan LEAF to a charge station, the navigation system uploads the vehicle's location to a database. There, it's noted that the vehicle was successfully charged and will update other users' charging station maps with the new…

You're aware that Nissan started the EV technology revolution with the Nissan LEAF, but are you aware all of the other ways they're looking to shrink their carbon footprint? Well, it's a long list but to put it simply, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Nissan North America with one of their coveted ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Awards.

2012 marks the 20^th year the ENERGY STAR Awards have been…

As of the 2012 model year, the Nissan LEAF is even easier to get here in America, as it's been released in 36 states nationwide. Globally, the popularity of the Leaf continues to grow, and to promote the EV lifestyle, Nissan has announced that they'll be giving away 400 quick chargers to fuel stations across the continent.

Pierre Loing, VP of Nissan's Product Planning and Zero Unit says, "With a significant number...

Nissan has proven, again and again, their incredible efforts to lower emissions from all of their vehicles. Not only has the all-electric Leaf been a forerunner in EV technology, Nissan continues to developed advanced hybrid technology for other vehicles.

Rumor has it that the supercharged 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder hybrid power plant from Nissan will likely debut in next-gen variants of the popular Altima or the Maxima. Mated with a CVT transmission, an electric motor and…

Since the first one hit the streets in 1907, NYC cabs have been as iconic as the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. That yellow Crown Vic, due to retire this year, was just one of many cabs to pass through the city - equally as tough and lovable as NYC taxi drivers themselves, some might say.  It takes a stand-out car to make it through the daily grind of the city. And as?

When the 2011 Nissan LEAF was released last year, they could only be reserved in select states. The 2012 LEAF, Nissan has announced, will be available in more states when it is released.

The 2012 LEAF was first available for ordering in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. By year's end, however, deliveries of the LEAF and standard quick-charging equipment will take place in all key markets.

Since it was…

Starting in the summer of 2011, Nissan's newest micro sized low emissions vehicle will be available. And environmentalists are bound to fall head over heels for. The Micra DIG S is powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder Direct Injection Gasoline-Supercharger engine. The out-of-the-box design offers the best of both worlds, delivering 98 horsepower (hp), 142 Nm, and a top speed of 112 mph when coupled with a manual gearbox. As far as CO_2…

It is no surprise that Nissan Motor Co. has been struggling to meet demand for its hot-selling, pure-electric LEAF - after all, who wouldn't want one? To put Nissan's situation into perspective: In the fiscal year, starting in April, the Japanese automaker has capacity to produce 50,000 LEAFS. This might seem like more than enough for a new electric car. However, 17,000 of those 50,000 LEAFS will go toward fulfilling existing…

"Carwings." Is it a badge? Is a point system? Is it a social networking system?

In part, it is all of three of these things. Ultimately Nissan's Carwings is an innovative in-dash system that allows drivers to compare their driving habits to those of other Nissan Leaf drivers. At a high-level, the system connects every Leaf vehicles to a network, tracking data such as: miles driven, charge remaining, and miles per charge.

While it…

Representing the next big attempt to deliver electric to U.S. consumers since the 1990's, the Nissan LEAF marks a historical milestone in the auto industry. During the 90's a handful of automakers embarked upon limited EV production in response to California Air Resource Board's zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which was designed to combat urban pollution. As you might recall, the attempt quickly halted after a group of automakers challenged the Board…