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We all know about the Adopt-a-Highway program, undertaken by US states and Canadian provincial governments to promote liter free highway. But have you ever heard about the "Adopt a Charger" organization? Adopt a Charger is a nonprofit organizations promoting the "adoption of plug-in vehicles through the proliferation of public, fee-free electric car chargers which are "adopted" by sponsors"¹ across United States.

The process is quite simple: companies, individuals and other organizations "adopt" public electric

The New York International Auto Show brought Nissan under the spotlight. First they celebrated the world debut of the NV200 Taxi, then they unveiled the all-new 2012 Nissan Altima. To top it all off, the Japanese automaker also released official details about their latest innovation car technology: NissanConnect.

Just a couple of years ago, you had to leave your iPod and internet access behind when getting in your car. Not anymore.  Nowadays, when you get

Nissan North America popularity proved exceedingly strong in 2011. And, January sales numbers indicate the upward trend is continuing in 2012. Compared to January 2011, January 2012 sales rose a healthy 10.4 percent. Overall Nissan Division sales increased by 12.5 percent.

While Gates Nissan of Frankfort, serving drivers from Lexington has to credit the entire new Nissan lineup for these successes, we can't ignore the fact that two models shined particularly bright

Nissan Leaf EVs, similar to those headed to Gates Nissan of Frankfort in KY, are coming to New York as part of a taxi cab experiment. 6 electric Leaf hatchbacks are involved with NYC's 'Taxi of Tomorrow' project.

This project, which began as a joint venture between the Taxi & Limo Commission and the Japanese auto maker in 2007, doesn't only include hybrid cars. Anti-bacterial seats, extra luggage room, and fuel efficiency improvements

There are automakers that do hybrid technology; and there are those that do it right. Nissan may not be the first to add hybrid accoutrements to their vehicle lineup. But by taking their insights as a pioneer in the realm of EVs, they're perhaps the first to do it justice.

What differentiates satisfactory hybrid technology from exemplary hybrid technology? Simply stated, the ability to retain the performance of petrol-powered counterparts and exceed expectations for

"Nissan LEAF owners are conscientious about their energy use, and it makes sense for them to understand how they can offset the power that their all-electric LEAF requires with clean, renewable solar power generated from their own rooftop."¹

What does this mean for those who love Nissan Leaf EV? Their eco-friendly car can now be powered by the sun!

SunPower hopes that Nissan Leaf owners will benefit by having a solar power system attached

The Nissan Leaf is coming to Gates Nissan of Frankfort in 1220 Versailles Rd, KY - as well as a dealership near you, and you? and you. In fact, the Leaf will be everywhere within a few years.

The Japanese auto maker plans to make their popular all electric hatchback Leaf available across the globe. Pierre Loing, VP of product planning and zero-emission business at Nissan International, "believes zero-emission vehicles will account for 10 percent of

Soon, vehicles like Nissan Altima may be able to read your mind.

Nissan is collaborating with ?cole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne (EPFL) to research "Brain Machine Interface" (BMI) concepts. The idea allows disabled people to maneuver wheelchairs by thought transference. Nissan hopes to convert this project for use in cars, so that disabled drivers (and able bodied ones) can drive telepathically.

"The Nissan and EPFL collaboration is developing systems that go to the…

Even before being available to American drivers, the new Nissan LEAF is already being recognized nationwide. Becoming the first all-electric vehicle (EV) to be rated for crash protection, the new Nissan LEAF has earned five-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This achievement will, without a doubt, go down not only in the automaker's history, but in automotive history as well.

But this is not the only award the

We already know Nissan as a green automaker. But did you know that Nissan is headed toward greener venture? Indeed, as they have team up to greening up consumers' homes.

This was confirmed last week, as Nissan Americas and City Ventures announced a collaborative effort to pre-wire nearly 200 homes in California to lay the groundwork for electric vehicle chargers. This is will be the largest residential, pre-wiring venture of its kind in U.S