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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/06/02/report-leaf-curb-weight-around-3-500-pounds-about-the-same-as/ "Very little has been mentioned thus far regarding the curb weight of the Nissan Leaf. Our initial shot at the vehicle's poundage came way back last year when we estimated, from information...

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=269049 "Ford will partner with Coulomb Technologies to provide nearly 5,000 free in-home charging stations for some of the automaker’s first electric vehicle customers."

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/06/01/nissans-mark-perry-responds-to-leaf-price-gouging-says-problem/ "Virtually every popular car that's also produced in low quantities is subject to dealer price gouging. High demand, coupled with low supply, typically allows dealers to get away with charging...

This was posted on PriusChat: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100531/RETAIL03/305319971 " SMYRNA, Tenn. -- Owners of Toyota Motor Corp.'s fuel-efficient Prius hybrid will succumb to the charms of the Nissan Leaf electric sedan, predicts Nissan Division Vice President Al...

http://www.bankrate.com/financing/cars/looks-like-this-electric-car-thing-might-actually-happen/ "Saturday, May 29 Posted: 12 pm ET I've been writing about the economic viability of electric cars lately. I've wondered whether Americans will accept cars with substantially shorter range than...

Agency Set to Rule That It Shouldn't Regulate EV Charging Providers Published May 30, 2010 "In a proposed decision that could have lasting effects on how electric vehicle charging services are developed, the California Public Utilities Commission is poised to rule that sellers of electricity...

Nissan LEAF Will Include Fast Charge Capability and Emergency Charging Cable at Launch http://gas2.org/2010/05/27/nissan-leaf-will-include-fast-charge-capability-and-emergency-charging-cable-at-launch/ "At the Nissan LEAF battery plant groundbreaking yesterday in Smyrna, Tennessee, I made it a...

http://gas2.org/2010/05/27/nissan-plans-on-selling-an-inexpensive-under-30-minute-fast-charging-station-in-the-u-s/ "Nissan shocked everybody a bit earlier this week when they announced they had developed a DC fast charging station that had the capability of getting a Nissan LEAF’s 24 kWh...

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/27/study-4-7-million-ev-chargers-coming-worldwide-by-2015/ "According to a new study conducted by Pike Research, the number of electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the globe will reach 4.7 million by 2015. That's so many that the study suggests that the...

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/27/details-on-nissan-leaf-battery-pack-including-how-recharging-sp/ "In Smyrna yesterday, Nissan's director of product planning, Mark Perry, gave AutoblogGreen some more information on the Leaf battery pack. As we know, Nissan says the 24 kWh pack gives the...

"A draft of the 40-page House bill obtained by The Detroit News would require the Energy Department to establish a competitive program to provide between $800 million and $1 billion for each of five to eight so-called "deployment communities" that would nurture the electric auto movement."...

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/nissan-leaf-gets-iphone-app-that-james-bond-wouldnt-approve-of/ "If the vision of James Bond driving the BMW 750il remotely via his cell phone in Tomorrow Never Dies is your idea of a perfect app for a vehicle, than the setup for the Nissan Leaf is sure to...

http://earth911.com/news/2010/05/21/nissan-electric-car-is-coming-but-fast-enough/ "The Nissan Leaf electric car has reported more than 17,000 pre-orders, and the first model isn’t even due out until December. But according to BusinessWeek, the company’s current production capacity will only be...

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/22/nissan-leafs-fast-charge-capability-optional-why/ "We knew long ago that the Nissan Leaf would not be capable of level three fast-charging from the get-go, and there's good reason for this, which we'll get back to in a bit. It's now been brought to our...

http://earth2tech.com/2010/05/20/toyota-tesla-team-up-on-electric-cars-in-cali/ "Tesla Motors, the electric car startup backed by $465 million in government loans, will help Toyota build a new electric vehicle in California, according to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Speaking at the Google...

"Wow, it sure didn't take long for pre-orders of the Nissan Leaf to exceed the company's current production capacity. In just a few short weeks, Nissan has tallied around 17,000 pre-orders from interested U.S. and Japanese buyers, exceeding initial capacity. So now what? Well, Nissan is working...

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/19/nissan-leaf-to-be-victim-of-dealer-pricing-gouging/ "How can dealers be prevented from price gouging customers to guarantee that the price of a Leaf won't skyrocket as soon as it hits the lot? To this, Nissan has no answer. The company told GM-Volt.com that...

"The first trial of electric vehicles in North East England has been a major success, leaving hundreds of drivers ready to make the switch to low carbon transport." http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=23348 Honda seems to have a different opinion?

"Honda Motor Co. remains skeptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-powered model, the head of research at Japan’s second-largest carmaker said. “We lack confidence” in the electric-vehicle business, Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s...

Interesting? http://gm-volt.com/2010/05/15/nissan-leaf-open-reservations-start-today-in-the-us-no-protection-against-dealer-gouging/