Red River Nissan

There are so many reasons consumers who buy the Nissan LEAF EV feel good about their purchase: no more visits to the pump, long-term savings from funds not spent on fuel, zero CO₂ emissions, the car's friendly-looking aesthetic that mirrors it's eco-friendly performance, peppy driving experience... You catch our drift.

Now, there is one more reason Red River Nissan, serving Denison feels compelled to add to the list. That is, Nissan is now employing a cargo ship outfitted with solar panels to transport new Nissan LEAF EVs.

That's right; Nissan is taking their light-footprint approach from…

For most of us limos are reserved for special occasions...namely proms and weddings. For a select few, it's the chariot to the fundraising ball, red carpet and airport. We often think of them as:

A) Long
B) Inefficient - especially the stretch-SUV
C) Kind of aggressive looking

Well, Imperial Coach Builders, a custom-coach-building subsidiary of Electric Car Company, is about to shatter all of those judgments. After receiving a most unusual work order, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company is about to stretch the Nissan LEAF.

"This will be the first conversion of this revolutionary vehicle and the first pure electric…

The Nissan LEAF's growing popularity has increased the need for greater technology and innovation. We at Red River Nissan are excited to announce what Nissan has been working on for LEAF customers.  So, what can possibly make owning the LEAF even more enjoyable?

Well, Nissan has released a new app for Blackberry and Android users that allows LEAF owners to monitor their EV's battery and real-time driving range. Even cooler is that it allows users to remotely pre-cool the car. Perhaps, most exciting, though, is the new apps ability to remotely charge the EV. This means you can…

The Nissan LEAF has received numerous awards for being a green car and consumers have widely accepted the EV.  However, we at Red River Nissan are excited to announce that Nissan is now looking into a way to make the LEAF even greener in the future. Specifically, they're working on and testing the usage of solar power.

Currently the LEAF draws power from the grid.  This causes another problem because much of the electricity is produced using fossil fuels.  By using solar energy to fuel the LEAF it will mark a new age in personal transportation.  However, this isn…

Nissan revolutionized the auto industry with the launch of the LEAF electric vehicle (EV). Now, the second-largest Japanese automaker is revolutionizing the LEAF. Specifically, their aiming to enable LEAF drivers to use energy reserves of the EV's battery to power their homes during rolling blackouts...such as those experienced after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The Nissan LEAF battery can store up to 24 kWh of energy, according to Hideaki Watanabe, Global Head of Zero Emission Vehicles, Nissan. That's enough to power an American house for roughly a day.

How are people in Japan responding to this…