Charles Barker Nissan

The Nissan LEAF isn't just another car. It's the first mass-market EV ever produced and thus responsible for growing environmental awareness and responsibility. Perhaps even more impressive is the understated, yet impactful way in which it has done this. Everything - from its Nissan-exclusive, EV-IT technology to its contemporary styling - works in its favor... not to mention fuel economy that promises to put even the most conservative petrol models to shame. For the 2012 model year, that's 106 miles per gallon (mpg)/city and 92mpg/highway. You don't just have to take our word for it, or…

For the average person a limo is not something that you see every day. When you see a limo it is usually for a special occasion or event. Limos are very distinct usually a long car or SUV making these cars very inefficient.

Well, Imperial Coach Builders, a custom-coach-building subsidiary of Electric Car Company, is about to shatter all of those judgments. After receiving a most unusual work order, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company is about to stretch the Nissan LEAF.

"This will be the first conversion of this revolutionary vehicle and the first pure electric limousine,"¹ boasts Gary Spaniak…

Nissan is taking green living from autos to houses.  That's right, earlier this month, the Japanese automaker announced a new joint project with City Ventures aimed at pre-wiring 190 houses in the state of California.

"Pre-wiring for what?" you ask. Level II electric vehicle charging docks recommended for the Nissan LEAF, that's what. And, while only three developments in California have been selected to initially participate in the initiative, City Ventures plans to pre-wire houses in all of its new housing developments, moving forward.

For Nissan drivers, not familiar with City Ventures, it essentially is one of the…

The first-generation 2011 Nissan LEAF has won a suite of awards and accolades in its first year on the market. It has earned a Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics, a place on both the 2011 Top Green Cars list and Ward's 10 Best Engines list, a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). And, let us not forget, it's the 2011 World Car of the Year!

Underlining the Nissan LEAF's position as the 2011 World Car of the Year as well as its IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK designation, is a more…

Discerning, eco-conscious car buyers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C. rejoice. While next year's Nissan LEAF will continue to be sold in existing markets, it will also be available, for the first time ever, in your home states. And, you don't even have long to wait to place your reservation. Nissan will open their books up to you, starting on August 4.

In addition to expanded availability, there are a host of other changes Nissan has made to the 2012 LEAF that you should also know. In response…