The time has come for us to learn about the pricing of the first 100% electric car mass-produced by a major automotive company. Nissan has just announced the pricing and availability of their revolutionary LEAF™ electric car. Whether you’ll find it affordable or too expensive completely depends on how close your average daily mileage is to the 100 miles per day that Nissan had designed the car for. In their announcement Nissan also points out that some government incentives in the form of tax credits may be available to you. So, exactly how affordable can it be to drive a car producing zero tailpipe emissions? Keep reading to find out… (more…)

A relative newcomer to the field of environmentally friendly cars, Nissan does not yet have a production vehicle based on it’s own hybrid technology. Nissan Altima Hybrid is based on Toyota Camry’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. However, with the North American debut of the Nissan LEAF car at upcoming LA Auto Show , Nissan appears to be trying to jump a step ahead of everybody else: LEAF has no gasoline engine! And LEAF is no golf cart, either. Keep reading for more details. (more…)