japan quake

Electric vehicle owners like to think of themselves as green, but that color may be taking on a more glowing, radioactive hue in Japan. The ecologically friendly reputation of electric cars in Japan is taking a hit since last year's meltdowns of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant have ...

On Thursday, Honda told its U.S. dealers that it's okay to resume ordering the Fit and Insight. According to Automotive News (sub. req.) the Japanese automaker is racing to pump out the pair of fuel-sipping vehicles, supplies of which were disrupted by the earthquake in Japan. Declaring that ...

The massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan on March 11th has, in some ways, crippled the nation. But with massive relief efforts underway, the country will eventually recover from this disastrous mess. Surprisingly, electric vehicles have aided relief efforts in Japan during this ...

Nissan has restarted production at its Oppama, Japan plant. For the first time since the tremendous quake rattled Japan on March 11th, the lines at the Oppama facility are rolling and Nissan Leafs are trickling out of the plant's doors. As the sole production site for the Leaf – at least ...

U.S. buyers awaiting delivery of their Nissan Leaf may have to wait a while longer. That's the word from Nissan, who contacted individuals with Leaf orders, notifying them that the status of their delivery is now "pending." On Saturday, the automaker fired out an email to Leaf buyers, stating ...