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Nissan LEAF Colors

Nissan LEAFThere’s been a lot of wondering I think, about whether or not the Nissan LEAF EV was going to offered in anything other than that blueish color they’ve been parading around. Well, today the LEAF reservation email came today and one of the steps they offered was to choose your reservation color. Since the question has been sitting on a lot of peoples’ minds (including my own) I answer with a triumphant “Yes!”.

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Posted on April 20, 2010 at 4:13 pm 2 Comments

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The Second Coming of the Electric Car

gm-ev1-front-three-quarterI’ve had a love affair with the Electric Vehicle (EV) for a few years now. I wish I could say I found it on my own, but I really only got into after watching Who Killed the Electric Car? Since then I’ve had dreams of building my own EV, and occasonally dreams of simply buying one. If you would have asked me two years ago if I thought we’d ever see EVs from major automakers, I would have told you “no”. Back in 1999, lots of companies leased EVs because of state mandates in California. As soon as those state mandates went away, so did the EVs. The Auto companies hated being told what to produce.

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Posted on August 11, 2009 at 9:22 am Leave a Comment

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