On Monday 8th April, Renault-Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn hosted an intimate gathering of media in Oslo, Europe's electric vehicle capital, and spoke about the new Nissan LEAF and his vision of zero-emissions mobility. 

Price reduction of €3,000 makes it easier for everyone to join the electric vehicle revolution

Nissan is making zero-emission mobility more affordable by reducing the price of the all-electric Nissan LEAF by €3,000 in European markets. The change comes as part of a global effort to make the LEAF more affordable in the pioneering electric vehicle's three main markets of Japan, Europe and the United States.
 

The critically acclaimed movie “Revenge of the Electric Car” debuts in Europe this week as a featured documentary in the Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville.  (Click here for the full schedule.)

“Revenge” follows Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and other protagonists in their quest to commercialize electric vehicles. The crew gained unprecedented access for three years inside Nissan, from the board room to the factory floor as engineers, executives and assembly workers brought the Nissan LEAF from concept to reality.

In preparation for the 2011 TEDGlobal conference- as conference sponsors- Alliance activities gather pace this weekend. We have come to Edinburgh to join what is one of the most prestigious conferences for thought-leaders and creative thinking.

Winning an award is always good news for a vehicle manufacturer. So does that mean that winning two important awards in the same year for the same car is twice as good? No, this year I think it's much more significant than that.

As we all know, the Nissan LEAF was voted European Car of the Year 2011 at the end of last year and this was followed, at the recent New York Motor Show, by the car being pronounced World Car of the Year.

100% electric Nissan LEAF and Renault Fluence Z.E. pick up awards.

ROLLE (May 27, 2011) - The Renault-Nissan Alliance’s 100% electric vehicles have emerged in triumph after a tough series of tests and evaluations in the annual Challenge Bibendum rally (18-22 May) in Berlin, demonstrating the efficiency of the Alliance’s zero-emission technology.

NEW YORK,  April 21 - At the New York International Auto Show, the 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF was named 2011 World Car of the Year, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot. Today's award is the latest in a string of accolades for the world's first affordable mass-market, all-electric vehicle for the global market, which was also named European Car of the Year.

London was made for the Nissan LEAF. It’s a compact city with narrow streets that are perfect for an electric vehicle. What is more there is no congestion charge to pay because of the car’s zero emissions.

The LEAF is just the sort of car the Mayor of London should be driving, so we have handed one over for a trial run.

We gave the LEAF keys to London’s Mayor Boris Johnson just weeks ahead of the launch of the capital's first citywide electric vehicle membership scheme which is called Source London.