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After launching the iconic LEAF compact electric car in December 2010, Nissan announced Tuesday that it finally surpassed 1 million in global EV sales. Nissan surpasses 1 million global EV sales More than 650,000 Nissan LEAF models have been sold since its launch over 12 years ago. For many years, the LEAF was the best-selling electric vehicle, and Nissan was viewed as a forerunner in the EV market. Fast-forward over a decade and some change, and the industry has completely flipped. Nearly…

Nissan’s sales continue to climb in the US on the wings of its Ariya SUV – its second BEV model after the long-running LEAF – but the Japanese automaker is facing a major recall of over 1 million vehicles across three global markets. For over a decade the Nissan LEAF has the automaker’s lone BEV offering. While it has long been celebrated as one of the first scaled and popularized EVs, Nissan never really presented an encore – at least not until the Ariya SUV began sales last year. While we…

All of the best Prime Day deals are now up for grabs as Amazon’s shopping event enters its second day, and that means a fresh batch of green energy discounts to shop. On tap today, we have a collection of electric WORX tools for both the tool shed and workshop from $56. Those price cuts are joined by the best prices of the year on Segway’s latest GT SuperScooters at $865 off, as well as Anker power stations and so much more. Just don’t forget about all of the best e-bike discounts around. Head below…

Scientists found that natural photosynthesis exhibits similar characteristics to exciton condensates—a frictionless energy state, typically requiring extremely low temperatures. This insight may improve technology design, potentially doubling energy efficiency.UChicago researchers hope “islands” of exciton condensation could pave the way for new discoveries.Inside a lab, scientists marvel at a strange state that forms when they cool down atoms to nearly <span class="glossaryLink"…

Nissan’s first electric SUV, the 2023 Ariya, is already outselling the decade-old LEAF EV after going on sale last fall. Nissan Ariya electric SUV sales surpass the LEAF in 2023 Once seen as a pioneer in the EV space, releasing the LEAF in 2010 as the first mass-market EV, Nissan has fallen behind as the industry has significantly advanced in the past several years. It took over a decade for Nissan to release its second pure EV mode. After introducing the Ariya electric SUV in 2020, the…

Nissan announced today that the 2024 Nissan LEAF is on sale now with a starting price below $30,000, making it one of the most accessible EV options in the US. However, Nissan has failed to update the inferior CHAdeMO charging plug once again, which should have been replaced years ago. After releasing the LEAF in 2010 as the first mass-market EV, Nissan’s all-electric compact car became the best-selling EV globally in 2018 before Tesla’s Model 3 topped it in early 2020. Since then, however,…

Taiwan has some of the world’s fastest rates of mountain building. Studying the mountains of Taiwan provides insight into how the mountains are formed and grow. This view is st Hualien, Taiwan. Credit: Queenie Chang When it comes to studying certain geological processes, you can't get much closer to studying them in real-time than in Taiwan. …

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today, June 9, 2023. Below, we reexamine New Leaf next to the explosive popularity of its successor, New Horizons, and find appeal in the simpler approach.It's no exaggeration to say that Animal Crossing: New Horizons changed everything for the once-sleepy life simulation series. Thanks in large part to the onset of the pandemic, New Horizons blew past the combined sales of all previous entries just six weeks after release, and it's sold…

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into ethanol and propanol.  These so-called ‘drop-in’ fuels can directly power an internal combustion engine without any modifications, potentially offering a low-emissions alternative to gasoline.  Unlike fossil fuels, these solar fuels produce net-zero carbon emissions, said the researchers, and are entirely renewable. What’s more, unlike most bioethanol,…

Nissan is saying goodbye to the little EV that started it all. Although Nissan is phasing out the LEAF electric car, the automaker plans to begin producing its successor in 2026. Beyond the LEAF, Nissan plans for EV successor The Nissan LEAF was, at one time, a top-selling electric vehicle. After releasing the electric compact car in 2010, the LEAF quickly became a favorite as the first mass-market EV (18 months before the Tesla Model S) in the US, with a comfortable interior and decent…