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NISSAN leaf Nissan Green Car   LEAF  Zero Emission Tour in November

Be the first to see the Nissan LEAF in person.  An invitation was sent out a few weeks ago to see the Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Tour in Southern California in November.  The tour will begin in Southern California on November 13, 2009 and end in New York City on February 14, 2010.  In case if you already missed the Southern California invitation, you can sign up here.  If you sign up for the RSVP, you will get a bag of goodies at the show.

The Nissan LEAF is the first 100% electric, zero emission, green car that will be produced by Nissan, and will be available in the near end of 2010.  Just in case if you are interested in the specs of this green car, here they are:

Seating 5
Max speed Over 90mph
Drive powertrain layout Front motor, front drive
Battery Laminated lithium-ion battery
Electric motor (power, torque) High-response synchronous AC motor 80kW, 280Nm
Battery capacity/power 24kWh/Over 90kW
Cruising range Over 100 miles
Major features Dedicated IT system
LenghtxWidthxHeight 175 x 69.7 x61 inches
Wheelbase 106 inches

Posted by Vincent Van On November - 10 - 2009
  • mesmerizeme

    dont turn your radio on or your be down to 90 miles………..250 miles is good but 100 your be sweating like a pig…………..have i got enough to get home will be on your mind constantly !!!

  • rog271

    electric cars ARE virtually zero emission!——-80% of all car journeys in the world are less that 30 miles, so if the car is charged overnight at home, the power used is spare capacity from the generators of the national grid which are producing electricity which is not used during the night. good luck to nissan, its just what we need to stop gordon brown squandering the 84p tax we pay on a gallon of petrol. but!-how long will it be before he finds ways of upping the road tax on these cars

  • truecreation

    small minded people lol nissan is the first all the others are making the same stuff…… its directed towards families and its affordable the 8hr charge is a trickle charge so it can charge off peak meaning it would cost next to nothing to charge whilst you are in bed and the 30mins charge means it can be left on charge whilst people are off shopping etc it does 100 miles per charge and is capable of 90mph no petrol no congestion …damn looks and sounds good to me

  • 2048Megabytes

    @BergyBerg1103004 The big problem with hydrogen is it much more expensive than gasoline. Who would want to pay double what they are paying per mile they travel down the road. Another problem is distribution. When are 20,000 hydrogen stations going to be put in place across the United States? Electric cars are a great alternative to gasoline. You just plug it in at home.

  • jessiep02

    i’m sorry. leaf. are you serious? wouldnt buy it just based on the name.

  • xXGOPOGOXx

    It takes 3 time more electricity to produce hydrogen by electrolysis than by puttin it directly in the batteries. And the price/liter is ridiculusly higher than petrol! Plus, there is NO infrastructures for Hydrogen distribution a creation. Electricity? Yes, of course, everywere.Electric car power is the way to go, not hydrogen. Its cheaper and powerfull. Take the Tesla Roadster for example, 0-100 km/h (0-60 m/h0) in 4 sec

  • reaganismyhomeboy

    then you should quit being a negative nancy and start designing a zero emission hydrogen power engine. what are you doing sitting on youtube???? you have work to do!

  • BergyBerg1103004

    These are ugly… and people are going to realize that even 30 minutes is a long time, let alone the 8 hours charging at home. As I’ve always said, hydrogen power is the way to go.

  • HUJUism

    This will sell like hot cakes in Europe where fuel is well over 5 dollars a gallon.

  • PCC9

    Ah, my friend, you and I have not read the same studies then. I can recall three different studies that supported the stereotype. The differences aren’t THAT great though, but there were differences nonetheless ;)

  • untseac

    @PCC9lol according to the internet that stupid stereotype isn’t true anyway =P

  • PCC9

    @ untseac small dicks and big balls would look rather odd, I would assume lol

  • 74project

    how long does the battery last i think i missed it

  • untseac

    @PCC9And who said that japanese dicks are small? Maybe they’re dicks are small but the balls must be huge =P

  • untseac

    @DSNCB9192 bad the chevy is not affordable. I dont like the looks of either. If it saves money I would drive it anyway.

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