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The Nissan brand is much more than a designer of high-tech vehicles and exceptional car parts; it is also an innovator in environmental solutions. However, this time we aren't talking about its all-electric LEAF, as available at our showroom in Brooklyn, NY. These days, Nissan is exploring new turf with its latest green endeavor, the e-NV200.

What sets the e-NV200 apart from its eco-friendly counterparts is not that it runs on pure electric power…

This recent Earth Day, we know many of you around the Brooklyn, NY area celebrated our planet with community gardening projects, joining a cleanup crew, or starting a new recycling regime. Nissan rejoiced with New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and together, they launched an electric vehicle taxi pilot program that uses the world's best-selling electric car, the LEAF.

The preliminary program started off the city…

Drivers in the Staten Island and Manhattan areas are all too familiar with the dreaded commute to work. Even us at Bay Ridge Nissan feel those commuter traffic blues. Could you imagine if we could avoid rubbing bumpers, get to work in half the time, and all in a new Nissan that is free to lease? It seems like something from our wildest dreams but is actually becoming a reality for Evernote employees in Redwood...

When the first mainstream EV vehicle, the Nissan LEAF first hit the scene, many worried that its resale value might not be even comparable to that of gas-powered cars. This spelled potentially bad news for people in the greater Brooklyn area and beyond who had been open-minded enough to jump into the world of electric technology.

Luckily for these green pioneers, the Nissan LEAF not only holds its value, but it maintains almost the entire?

Creating innovative electric vehicles that appeal to a wide demographic is key to getting consumers to make the switch to greener mobility. Thankfully, Nissan has that covered with models like the Nissan LEAF. However, it also takes some effort on the part of government. In this area, it seems as though Norway provides a perfect example.

It's one thing to adopt a few earth-friendly practices. It's another thing completely to sustain an eco-safe style of operating. Bay Ridge Nissan is proud to say that Nissan has not only perfected the latter of the two but has even procured an award for it.

Automakers are some of the largest champions of eco-friendly practices. With a wide variety of ever-evolving green technology, mainstream hybrid vehicles have transformed the average driver's role in bettering our environment. But here's the problem: not everyone is an "average" driver. Think about all the commercial vehicle operators and truck drivers who don't use the typical car. Nissan thought about them. And the conscientious automaker decided to open up this sector to a whole new world of low emissions driving with the Nissan e-NV200.

While the Nissan Leaf EV may not be available immediately at Bay Ridge Nissan in Brooklyn, New York, it's more then well on the way. Since its launch in 2010, the electric vehicle has seen around 15,000 in sales globally with the market divided between Japan, Europe and the U.S. Numbers like this position the Nissan Leaf as "the first mass-market electric vehicle."¹

Since the wind and water of Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in 2005, Nissan has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to lend a helping hand. Happily, at this point in time the tide has ebbed a bit and the need is no longer critical. But just because flood warnings or earthquake readings aren't flashing across the TV screen doesn't mean Nissan has pulled back its donations. In fact, the exact opposite is true.

Nissan LEAF is headed to Ireland for the next generation of street racing. The classic Cannonball Run is headed overseas, and is running a combination of gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel racers riding during it.

In the 70's the Cannonball Run was known as a hazardous, renegade coast- to-coast car race, but today it is a less dangerous fundraiser to "raise money for Barretstown Camp, which caters to children with cancer and other serious…