Nissan Leaf battery cells put through torture test, live to charge again One minor chink in the armor of the Tesla Model S is that a small number have caught fire, once their battery packs were ...

Electrek’s Take The electric vehicle battery cell landscape is quite interesting to me. Nissan was one of the very rare automakers investing into its own battery cell production.

As Greenlee recounted in a Facebook group for Nissan Leaf owners in Seattle: I just got my 2011 Nissan Leaf back from a two week stay at the dealer to replace a failing battery cell. I have had my ...

Nissan will be switching to cells supplied by Hitachi for its 2013 Leaf model rather than the ones currently supplied by Automotive Energy Supply Corp.The change to Hitachi-supplied cells will ...

Details on Nissan Leaf battery pack, including how recharging speed affects battery life Nissan broke ground on a new battery plant in Smyrna, Tennessee yesterday (figuratively, anyway, the actual ...

Before it even rolls off the line, Nissan’s next-generation Leaf EV is reportedly facing serious production cuts. According ...

As it enters its third model year, the Nissan Leaf electric car is expected to get a number of updates and improvements for 2013. Now, it appears one of them is a change in the lithium-ion cells ...

Ever wondered how the high-powered batteries in modern electric vehicles stay cool enough to run? Turns out there are a lot ...

After the Chevrolet Volt’s battery fire hazard debacle, electric vehicles have received intense scrutiny over the integrity of battery cells.To answer these concerns, Nissan has stepped forward ...

As the initial Nissan Leaf electric vehicles barrel toward their first decade on U.S. roads, some owners are voicing concerns on Internet forums about battery degradation and clamoring for an ...

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New rules Nissan was an early proponent of local sourcing for the Leaf, when it constructed a dedicated battery plant next to its Smyrna vehicle assembly that produced its own battery cells.