Nissan reveals more about Pathfinder’s new interior [w/video]

Filed under: SUV, Etc., Nissan, Design/Style

Nissan is set to debut an all-new Pathfinder later this year, and the Japanese automaker has given us a better picture of what to expect from the vehicle’s cabin. Leather heated and cooled front seats are part of the package, while occupants in the second row will enjoy heated thrones [...]

Nissan Altima prototype gives up more of the goods, including interior

Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrid, Sedan, Etc., Nissan, Design/Style

Nissan is busily putting the 2013 Altima prototype through its paces ahead of the vehicle’s debut later this year and spy photographers spotted the vehicle on public streets wearing a new vinyl wrap designed to obfuscate the model’s lines. Even so, we can clearly see a few [...]

Nissan Invitation Concept peeks out ahead of Geneva debut [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Technology, Hatchback, Nissan

Nissan is headed to the Geneva Motor Show in March with a brand new hatchback concept. Called Invitation, this five-door should give us an idea of what the Japanese manufacturer has planned for its next B-segment contender. The concept borrows a bit from the [...]

Chevy Volt sales drop to 603, Nissan moves 676 Leafs in January

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan

This one has got to hurt. After a record-best 1,529 units sold in December, sales of the Chevrolet Volt dropped to just 603 in January, part of an overall decline in GM model sales compared to the last month of 2011. The good news in this less-than-half drop? If you [...]

Watch a brace of Nissan Leaf EVs frolic in the snow

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Japan

While there were concerns that the Nissan Leaf might not be a very good vehicle for colder climates, the automaker is ready to demonstrate otherwise. It recently invited a few dozen journalists to have a go in the snow with its signature all-electric on a test course in Shibetsu, Hokkaido in [...]

A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What’s up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan’s Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That’s not exactly [...]

Nissan, ABB reach agreement to test used EV batteries for energy storage

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Nissan

Nissan North America and ABB, the world’s biggest maker of power-transmission equipment, have announced an agreement to test used lithium-ion electric-vehicle batteries – such as those in the Nissan Leaf battery-electric vehicle – for possible energy storage uses for utility companies and community power sources.
The partnership, which also includes Sumitomo [...]

Nissan creates first self-healing iPhone case

Filed under: Etc., Nissan, Design/Style
Nissan has been working on its self-healing clearcoat technology called Scratch Shield for more than seven years. While it’s been applied to the company’s cars for four years now, it’s first non-automotive application is here: an iPhone case.
Called the Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case, it appears aimed at the doubly-retentive types [...]

2012 Nissan Versa Sedan [w/video]

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Nissan, New Car Reviews
What Are You Willing To Sacrifice For A Low Price?

The compact car market is white-hot. The new Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze and Hyundai Elantra have lifted the segment to new levels of refinement while at the same time improving fuel economy to 40 miles per gallon on the [...]

Light towing now possible with your Nissan Leaf

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in

Careful Nissan Leaf drivers should never see the unwelcome little yellow icon that signals “turtle mode” or have to deal with what comes next – rock mode and a phone call to roadside assistance. In general, towing and electric cars are an unhappy combination. That is, unless it’s the electric car doing [...]

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