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The little electric car that could! The Nissan Leaf won’t let you down. It may not be the coolest-looking electric car and it may not be the fastest but the Nissan Leaf is the most reliable EV out there. ...

Is electric car design holding back the growth of the EV market? There are many reasons why electric cars haven’t become mainstream yet; they’re expensive, range can be limited, there’s not enough ch...

Nissan’s new electric race car has just been revealed in Tokyo. The second-generation Leaf NISMO RC, which was unveiled at Nissan Crossing in the city’s Ginza district, features more than twice the maximum...

As electric cars become increasingly popular and the infrastructure to support them grows, there is no doubt that there will be huge benefits for any carmaker that can gain a reputation for producing top-qualit...

The arrival of the original Nissan Leaf was a landmark moment for electric cars back in 2011. We’d seen electric cars before, but they were either shoddily built, laughably impractical or a nightmare to drive...

There are many automotive award ceremonies throughout the year, but one of the most respected is the World Car Awards (WCA). Now in their 14th year, the annual World Car Awards are a truly global deal, with ...

So that was it; that was 2017. Another crazy rollercoaster year, packed with thrills, spills and more amazing cars than you can shake a gear stick at. We can be a nostalgic bunch here at Motor-Vision, so bef...

A common belief in the world of cars is that more noise = more power. Today, you're going to find out exactly why that is not true, with various examples that support that the statement is nothing more than a m...

The Nissan Leaf is an undisputed leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market. It was the first EV to be mass-produced (in our very own Sunderland no less) and made zero-emission motoring a viable option by of...

If you’ve read our round-up of reviews on Ford’s Focus Electric, you’ll know that simply replacing a petrol engine with electric workings doesn’t always make for a successful electric vehicle (EV). H...

The Focus is one of the biggest selling cars in the world. Electric cars are growing in popularity by the day. Combine the two things to create an all-electric Focus and you’ve got a star car on your hands su...

Nissan has released the first images of the second-generation Leaf, ahead of its imminent physical reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The all-electric hatchback marked a breakthrough for purely battery-...

April 2017 marked the introduction of a new road tax system. Previously, any car that emitted 100g/km of CO2 or less qualified for free road tax (or ‘vehicle excise duty’ (VED) as it is officially known). ...

It seems that pretty much everything with wheels is going electric recently and the plug-in revolution continues  through the bike market with this: the Vespa Elettrica. To be honest we’ve had electri...

One of the biggest fears before June’s EU Referendum was what Britain’s self-imposed departure from the European Union would mean for its booming car manufacturing industry. 2015 marked a ten-year high w...

Electric cars have gone from a peculiar novelty to an everyday part of Britain’s motoring landscape in a few short years. The arrival of the Nissan Leaf in 2011 was a landmark moment for electric vehicles ...

The idea is simple: take the regular up!, rip out the petrol engine, fit an electric powertrain instead, add some finicky cosmetic details to denote its eco-credibility and voila, you get the e-up! The ele...

There is no question that electric cars are the future as fossil fuel deposits slowly start to decline and global warming becomes more apparent. Many car manufacturers are starting to produce their own electric...

If you are thinking about buying a Nissan Leaf and are trying to decide on a colour then you may be drawn in by the new glow in the dark option if it is released commercially. (more…)...

Prince Charles made a trip to the Nissan factory in Sunderland to take a look at the production of the Nissan Leaf, a 100 per cent electric car, and learn about job creation programme the Nissan Skills Foundati...

I was recently perusing with amusement, a website of some of the worst cars of all time. The list is fascinating; while it could be argued that it might be a bit harsh to judge a vehicle from the early part of...