2011 was a pretty traumatic year in the car industry with fuel and insurance prices rises placing an ever greater strain on motorists running costs. This resulted in overall car sales falling by 5% over the course of 2011 in the UK, but with more motorists opting for smaller and more fuel efficient options according to MoneySupermarket. One car which was launched with the intention of overcoming these price rises was the all-electric Nissan Leaf which was handed the prestigious European car of the Year award upon its launch at the end of 2010. However, in light of this difficult sales environment, how has the Leaf performed over the course of its first year on sale and is it still on track to revolutionise the motoring landscape? Sales figures Nissan sold 9,674 Leaf models glob...

Nissan NV400 Nissan at the 63rd Hanover Motor show announced its plans to launch a zero emission van by the year 2013. The company also unveiled the future heavy van the Nissan NV400 at the motor show. According to the vice president of Nissan Motor Co. this new launch of the heavy motor van is the answer to a reliable, capable as well as an efficient Van offering a altogether different as well as a genuine design. The all new NV 400 is expected to hit the roads in Europe by next year. The self-assured, grounded front-side appearance of NV400 has been designed at Nissan Design Europe Nissan zero-emissions van The company confirmed the plans of launching zero emissions small van which for the first time company confirmed will be launched by the year 2013. This launch is in the ...

The new Nissan is heading for the US market with a steady ecological upgrading done to it. It is being released to appeal to the greater markets of urban US. Conscious US citizens are only asking for zero emission cars and the nicely named and well timed product, Leaf, is being released throughout United States and Europe after their large sales market through Japan. The pretty car is a new age conscious project that is coming with its 175 inches long measurement. It is about the similar size to a Versa sedan but it comes with an 80 kilowatt battery power. It is drawn by lithium-ion battery package. It comes with the kind of cellular battery that you would find in cell phones or lap top batteries. The Leaf would be expected to be driving through 100 miles with its quick and quirky ch...

Fuel-efficient cars are the need of the hour and the U.S Energy Department has realized this and is ready to grant a loan of $8 billion for Ford Focus, a five-seat electric Nissan and Tesla’s Model S sedan. This is the government’s main step towards the promotion of more fuel-efficient vehicles. The first announcement of these loans was made on Tuesday at the Ford research center at Dearborn. Good news is that Ford will get the bulk of this loan and to be exact in number $5.9 billion will be given to Ford through 2011 and this amount will be used by the company to retool two plants to make cars. Ford has also announced that it will huge this money to produce battery-powered versions of Transit Connect vans. The remaining share of the loan will be shared between Nissan an...