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Nissan set to give its Leaf EV batteries a second life in Australia manufacturing plant

Jim Regan — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:56:54 +0000

Nissan is retooling its Australian casting plant so it can repurpose old batteries from its Leaf electric cars to help power the plant and cut its carbon footprint.

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Acciona connects Spain’s first recycled EV battery storage plant

Joshua S Hill — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:47:31 +0000

A set of four second-life 32kW/32kWh batteries which started life in Nissan EVs were used for the 130kWh battery project, co-located at a 1.2 MW solar park in Tudela.

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Australian made second-life EV battery system to be tested on New Zealand grid

Sophie Vorrath — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:31:00 +0000

A 120kWh energy storage system made up of nine used Nissan Leaf electric vehicle batteries is set to be trialed on a remote regional grid in New Zealand.

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Victoria’s EV hit means a sub $20,000 Nissan Leaf pays more tax than a Lexus

Giles Parkinson — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:19:45 +0000

Victoria's new electric vehicle tax means the cost of running a second-hand Nissan Leaf is less than a luxury hybrid. This is not a tax on millionaires, it's an assault on good sense.

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“Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive

Bridie Schmidt — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:05:51 +0000

"It doesn’t matter if you have a Leaf or a Tesla, you can still have a weekend getaway in an EV."

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“It’s a game changer”: First Australian 62kWh Nissan Leaf review

Bridie Schmidt — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:00:44 +0000

First two weeks of ownership of a Nissan Leaf e+ imported from Japan has been a dream, say Canberra couple Karen and Shane Maher.

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Four new electric cars are now available for Australia – as grey imports

Bridie Schmidt — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:46:18 +0000

Four more electric vehicles are now available to Australian drivers, including the longer range Nissan Leaf, the Kia e-Soul, the Fiat 500e and Peugeot E208.

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Which electric car is the cheapest to run?

Bridie Schmidt — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:49:52 +0000

While many electric car owners couple their EV with a solar system, it's important to know which is the cheapest to run on grid power.

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Grey imports: How a Canberra couple obtained first long-range Nissan Leaf

Bridie Schmidt — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:05:38 +0000

Canberra couple documents the journey in buying long range Nissan Leaf - a variant of popular electric car not offered in Australia by the car manufacturer.

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What does Nissan Ariya mean for future of bidirectional CCS electric car charging?

Bryce Gaton — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:19:00 +0000

With the fading of the CHAdeMO standard for DC charging now that the Nissan Ariya is moving to CCS, what happens to bidirectional charging?

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