Nissan LEAF: Best… Backwards Car?
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 19 May 2014 under Nissan Leaf
A car as revolutionary as the Nissan LEAF is famous for moving the automotive industry forward is famous also famous for being backward… Well, going backward at least. Nissan got professional stunt driver Terry Grant (The same guy who holds the world record for driving on two wheels in a Nissan Juke) to drive the Nissan LEAF through the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb course at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to set the world record.
Taxi Fuel: One Less Thing Being Burned in Amsterdam
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 13 May 2014 under General, Nissan Leaf
Amsterdam is famous for many things, but as of 2014 there is a good chance that the smoke that you are seeing from the taxi in front of you isn’t from the car itself…
The LEAF is stopping you burning one thing in Amsterdam…
Nissan Leaf Helping Bhutan go Green
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 12 Mar 2014 under Nissan Leaf
We’ve spoken about the Nissan Leaf helping the amazing country of Bhutan before where instead of having a GDP they have a GNH: Gross National Happiness.
Nissan Leaf: Making the World Happier
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 08 Jan 2014 under Nissan Leaf
Imagine a country where quality of life is measured not in gross domestic product (GDP) but in gross national happiness (GNH). Sounds like a fantasy? Nope, it is the tiny Asian country of Bhutan.
The Top 5 Fictional Autonomous Vehicles
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 23 Dec 2013 under General, Nissan Leaf
With the announcement that the Nissan Leaf might be among the first vehicles to become autonomous, that is to drive without any human control or interference, we thought that we would look back at our top five famous autonomous vehicles from TV and cinema.
Going the distance with the Nissan Leaf
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 23 Dec 2013 under General, Nissan Leaf
For some a 210 km commute to work and back might sound like a nightmare, but Steve Marsh, in the USA, has actually be awarded for it. The reason for his award? He drives a Nissan Leaf. In fact he has driven 160 000 kms in his Nissan Leaf and he claims to have saved over R90 000 in travelling costs already.
Start a Driving Revolution
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 07 Nov 2013 under Nissan Leaf
The latest Nissan LEAF TV ad from Europe entices us with the promise of starting a driving revolution.
Nissan LEAF Autonomous Drive
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 10 Oct 2013 under Nissan Leaf, Nissan News
Just weeks after Nissan promised Autonomous Drive technology by 2020 Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is taken for a spin in a self driving Nissan LEAF. Coming along for the ride was Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda and a number of top international motoring journalists. You can watch the video below and see how the driverless Nissan Leaf is able to navigate its passengers around a complex road course inside a huge hangar.
The 2013 Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle in South Africa
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 19 Sep 2013 under Nissan Leaf
The Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle is soon to grace South African roads…
With the imminent launch of the Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle in South Africa we tasked our intrepid team of bloggers, test drivers and sales executives to take a look what we can expect from nissan’s eco-friendly electric vehicle.
With the 2013 model of the the Nissan LEAF being a huge improvement over older versions of this now iconic EV it should come as no surprise that the 2013 model now has a more powerful motor, increased battery range and improved practicality.
A Sporty Nissan LEAF NISMO?
Posted by Group1 Nissan on 19 Aug 2013 under Nissan Leaf
Nissan Motorsports International
It is not often that the words stylish, fast, eco friendly and electric vehicle get used together in a sentence, but if Nissan has its way their racing sub brand, NISMO, might just be putting a vehicle together that is all that and then some.
Details are a little thin at the moment, but lessons learnt by NISMO’s Le Man’s outings over the past few years have hinted at a few Nissan LEAF improvements that could help boost the performance of this top selling eco friendly electric vehicle (EV).
