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
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.
Australian made second-life EV battery system to be tested on New Zealand grid
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.
Victoria’s EV hit means a sub $20,000 Nissan Leaf pays more tax than a Lexus
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.
“Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive
“It doesn’t matter if you have a Leaf or a Tesla, you can still have a weekend getaway in an EV.”
“It’s a game changer”: First Australian 62kWh Nissan Leaf review
First two weeks of ownership of a Nissan Leaf e+ imported from Japan has been a dream, say Canberra couple Karen and Shane Maher.
Four new electric cars are now available for Australia – as grey imports
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.
Which electric car is the cheapest to run?
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.
Grey imports: How a Canberra couple obtained first long-range Nissan Leaf
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.
What does Nissan Ariya mean for future of bidirectional CCS electric car charging?
With the fading of the CHAdeMO standard for DC charging now that the Nissan Ariya is moving to CCS, what happens to bidirectional charging?