There are many benefits associated with owning an EV over a conventional ICE, with lower long-term running costs being a primary motivating factor why you'd want to make the switch. The ...

Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf Crash Tests – Click above for high-res image gallery ARLINGTON, VA - The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn the highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute ...

The green car mileage race is now under way, and Nissan Motor Co. isn't impressed by the Chevrolet Volt's 230-mpg claim. The Japanese automaker says its new Leaf electric vehicle gets 367 mpg, or ...

Nissan announced the price for its new electric car, the Leaf, today. It will only cost around $25,000, after a $7,500 government rebate. That's significantly cheaper than early reports indicated ...

The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is set to be released in a few months, with Nissan pushing it ahead of their original 2011 release date, and even ahead of the official release of the Chevy Volt ...

Poll: Chevrolet Volt takes on Nissan Leaf Proving once again the old adage that there’s more than one way to skin a cat battery, Chevrolet and Nissan have each designed new eco-friendly vehicles ...

Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf won't depreciate a lot more than conventional new cars Potential resale value has been a question raised about electric cars, and the answer, according to two recent ...

The Japanese are so confident in their EV know-how that the managing director of Renault-Nissan Energy Services claims the battery of the Leaf will outlast the vehicle by up to 12 years.

Nissan said today that the lithium-ion battery pack that powers the all-electric Leaf hatchback will carry a warranty of eight years or 100,000 miles -- matching its nearest rival, the Chevrolet Volt.

The Nissan Leaf once again outsold General Motors’ Chevy Volt in July after GM slowed production of its electric car last month, giving Nissan a nearly 2,000-car edge in total sales.

Just in time for the holiday-feast season, we now have published charts that detail the effect of cold weather on the battery range of Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt electric cars. Think "range ...

Nissan has sold 4,134 of its Leaf battery-powered electric cars this year. Chevrolet has sold 2,745 of the Volt, which is technically a plug-in hybrid.