Yesterday I had the opportunity to drive the Nissan Leaf for the very first time at Nissan’s Drive Electric Tour event in Chicago, and I was unequivocally impressed with both the vehicle and the tour. All pictures and videos can be seen on Flickr. Here’s how it went down. The Tour The first step was [...] Read more – ‘The Nissan Leaf Drive Electric Tour in Chicago Proves It’s Ready For Primetime’.
There’s a $7,500 federal tax rebate for purchasing the Leaf that just about every early adopter already knows about. But every state also offers its own set of incentives and rebates that could have the effective price of your Leaf down another few thousand dollars. In Illinois, one rebate in particular stands out – the [...] Read more – ‘Illinois State and Federal Incentives for Purchasing a Nissan Leaf’.
I just got an email from Nissan that my Leaf is scheduled to arrive to my dealer in “the month of November”. I ordered my Leaf the first week it was open for the Chicago market and 3-4 months was the original estimated delivery window, so looks like Nissan is right on schedule. Good timing to [...] Read more – ‘Chicago Area Nissan Leaf Orders Confirmed for Delivery in November’.
Nissan has put together a quick 6-minute video discussing the Leaf’s battery pack to help dispel a lot of the myths working their way around, particularly on the internet. This is a smart (and necessary) PR tactic by Nissan, and the video interview with Simon Sproule is honest and pragmatic, with a touch of marketing [...] Read more – ‘Nissan Discusses the Leaf’s Battery and Range In Real World Scenarios’.
Top Gear, the entertaining British car enthusiasts show, recently aired their “controversial” segment on the Nissan Leaf and the Peugeot Ion. Both Nissan and the UK newspaper The Times were critical of the road test, saying Top Gear went out of their way to portray the Leaf in a bad light. Top Gear’s executive producer Andy Wilman [...] Read more – ‘Top Gear’s Producer’s Respond to Criticism of Their Nissan Leaf Review’.
I just got an email from Nissan noting that registration is now open for the “Drive Electric Tour” in Chicago. They’ll be setting up shop at Soldier Field from August 26-28 (Friday through Sunday). If you’re interested, it’d be a good idea to register early and grab a time slot that works for you – [...] Read more – ‘Registration for the Nissan Leaf’s “Drive Electric Tour” Stop in Chicago is Open’.
Nearly a year after I reserved a Nissan Leaf, I officially ordered a 2012 model last Friday (7/29/11). Here’s how it went down. Step 1: The Email The ordering process begins when Nissan marks your account as eligible for ordering, and an email is sent out saying you can request a quote and to [...] Read more – ‘Ordering a 2012 Nissan Leaf in Chicago’.
David Cowan hasn’t owned a car for 3.5 years and recently bought a Leaf and loves it. While that’s not surprising, his take on the gorgeous looking Fisker Karma hybrid is: Having said that, the Karma performs like a sports car at lower speeds but on the highway I found it downright sluggish compared to [...] Read more – ‘Nissan Leaf Outperforms the $100,000 Fisker Karma’.
“Oops! We are sorry, we are not servicing your geographical location as of now. Please revisit again.” That was the error message I hit while trying to schedule the home assessment for my future Leaf’s charging dock. It turns out the message is actually somewhat misleading. It really had nothing to do with my geographic [...] Read more – ‘Home Assessment Scheduling Issues for Leaf Charging Dock’.
