Residents of Connecticut, USA will soon benefit from significant financial incentives to buy or lease EVs thanks to a new state-wide initiative. A $1 million fund will be used to attribute rebates of up to $3,000 to local inhabitants, businesses and municipalities.

 

The EV charging network in Washington state, USA, has been given a major boost thanks to new legislation that incentivizes utility companies to install charging stations. Following the passing of the law, the state's utility companies can now rate-base investments in charging stations and infrastructure. This means they can pass costs on to ratepayers, and are therefore guaranteed the same rate of return as for more conventional investments, such as transmission and distribution networks.

 

Nissan once again received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award, the highest honor given to top organizations dedicated to protecting the environment by making their operations more energy efficient.

 

Residents of Massachusetts in the United States will continue to benefit from an important state-wide EV rebate programme thanks to the injection of an additional $2 million by local authorities. The initiative allows locals to receive up to $2,500 for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles.

 

Nissan celebrated with Rishabh Mehandru of Portland, Oregon, as he purchased the 75,000th Nissan LEAF in the United States. This is Mehandru's second Nissan LEAF after leasing his first one two years ago in an effort to reduce the emissions he was putting into the air.

 

In our latest “I Made the Switch” EV owner video, we travel to California to meet with Diana Wilder, a university administrator and proud owner of a Nissan LEAF since 2011. A committed environmentalist, Diana powers her LEAF with solar energy generated from photovoltaic panels at her home. Find out more from the video below.

 

On Jan. 13, Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn hosted a media roundtable at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. During the roundtable, Ghosn fielded questions from reporters on various topics including his outlook for the global auto market in 2015, China, Russia, as well as electric vehicles and autonomous drive cars.

 

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Nissan announced today at the Washington Auto Show that the two companies will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200, a 100 percent electric compact cargo vehicle, under real world conditions in Washington, D.C.

 

Amy Eichenberger of Charlottesville, Virginia in the US became the 99,999th global Nissan LEAF customer when she purchased her 100 percent electric vehicle (EV) at Colonial Nissan. 

 

Amy, a 47-year-old mother of two, wasn’t even in the market for a new car. Then she spotted a University of Virginia colleague’s Nissan LEAF and decided she wanted to know more about the “modern-looking, futuristic and progressive” car.