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The Nissan LEAF isn't the only green-friendly project at Nissan, they have has also designed a new cargo ship to take "Innovation for the Planet" beyond their cars and outside of the showroom to the sea. Rightfully tagged with the name "City of St. Petersburg", the ship will to deliver new Nissan models from manufacturing facilities in Spain to dealers in Northern Europe and Russia.

Nissan's efforts are following the company's tagline…

How would you like to go to the biggest games in college football? Well, thanks to a new joint venture between Nissan and Desmond Howard, you have chance not only to attend, but to take a friend and have all expenses paid.

If you like college football, but maybe aren't an expert, let us first quickly explain who Desmond Howard is. He's a famous football player who went on from college to play…

Have you heard of Nissan's latest futuristic, but also realistic, concept car? The Nissan PIVO 3, a "Realistic EV," is a small car built to easily navigate cities and hopefully contribute to 'smarter urban commuting.' The EV, Nissan's third-generation EV, seats three, one in the front and two in the rear and is outfitted with a number of radical futuristic features.

Futuristic features on the Nissan PIVO 3 include an Automated Valet Parking…

Nissan LEAF owners will be happy to hear that Nissan just recently teamed-up with SunPower energy systems. Now, owners of the Leaf can conserve even more energy using SunPower systems to generate green electricity for their house and their automobile.

Saving consumers money at home and at the pump, SunPower hopes that by having their power systems attached to consumers houses, Nissan Leaf owners can use solar energy to help them save on the electricity…

Nissan is soon to be implementing an advanced supercharged engine matted to a hybrid powerplant which will be available on cars in just one day. The hybrid connects a supercharged 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine with CVT transmission, electric motor and lithium-ion battery to provide more baseline power than turbochargers.

Superchargers provide more baseline power than turbo chargers delivering huge low end torque. With Nissan's efforts this will now be applied to hybrid engines…

In a few years, the Japanese Automaker, Nissan plans to grab "a significant share" of the global market with the first mass-market electric vehicle, predicts Pierre Loing, VP of product planning and zero-emission business at Nissan International. Since its launch in late 2010, 15,000 Nissan Leaf's have been sold globally which includes 8,000 in the US, 6,000 in Japan and 1,000 in Europe.

Pierre Loing has high ambitions for the…

Nissan Leaf is headed to Ireland for the next generation of street racing. The classic Cannonball Run is headed overseas, and is running a combination of gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel racers riding during it.

Cannonball Run is no longer the dangerous, renegade coast-to-coast car race it was in the 1970's. These day's, the Run is a charity event, with sponsors and the opportunity to "raise money for Barretstown Camp, which caters to…

A few years ago, an all new Nissan Versa would run you $9990, but didn't even include FM or AM radios. It was also manual transmission. Now, with all those, plus automatic, antilock brakes, stability control, air conditioning and destination charges, your 2012 Versa begins at $11,750. Versa has been given a sporty facelift. 2012's Versa 1.6SV is an optional upgrade for those who want a little more horsepower. This generation…

The BBC TV series Top Gear is probably one of the best known and highest rated car review shows on air today. Much of the show's draw is the flat out (and brutal) honesty that comes from host Jeremy Clarkson. If he doesn't like your car, he will not hold back letting viewers know why.

Recently, Clarkson reviewed the Nissan Leaf EV. Along with the rest of the upcoming Nissan line up, Clarkson…

Nissan LEAF sales recently hit the 10,000-unit milestone. And, it's for that ever-growing base of LEAF converts that Bel Air Nissan, serving the Bel Air area has an exciting new innovation to share. Okay, okay...it might not be earth shattering. But, it will certainly make your relationship with the Nissan LEAF all that much more enjoyable.

Japanese automaker, Nissan, has released a new app that allows LEAF owners to monitor their EV…