A new Nissan Leaf is headed our way on September 6th

Japanese automaker Nissan is now ready to unveil the second-generation of its all-electric hatchback, the Nissan Leaf. The new Leaf will be making its debut on September 6^th and Nissan teased this announcement on Twitter with an image that shows Nissan’s badge and what looks like a portion of the car’s grille. The new Leaf is expected to take style inspiration from Nissan’s IDS Concept, a five-door showcar from 2015 with autonomous drive tech and next-gen electric propulsion. Nissan has said as much that its ProPilot driver-assist technology will be coming to the leaf. This semi-autonomous system will manage things like acceleration, braking, and steering within a single lane on a freeway to help lower driver stress and increase safety.

There is hope that this model—which is expected to be a 2018 model—would improve on its 107-mile range offering, especially with more all-electric vehicles offering better mileage on it. We’re going to have to wait a few months then to get full details.

The new Nissan LEAF
Premieres September 6, 2017 #Nissan #LEAF pic.twitter.com/tWGRIrTMkS

— Nissan (@Nissan) June 29, 2017

Source: CNET + Slash Gear

Nissan recalls 54,000 cars for faulty airbags that could deploy when doors are slammed

Nissan has issued a recall for 54,000 Nissan Versa 2012 models which have curtain and seat-mounted airbags which can unexpectedly deploy when the door is slammed.

Nissan North America, who issued the recall, says the problem is likely to be casued by the degradation of the side impact sensor connector pins. The unexpected deployment of airbags in non-crash situations can increase the risk of injury.

Nissan says dealers will install a new jumper harness and replace the side impact sensors free of charge. Car owners can contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Source: CTV News

FLO and Nissan Canada team up to drive electric vehicle adoption in Canada

FLO, the most comprehensive and reliable charging ecosystem in Canada, is proud to partner with Nissan Canada, one of the top electric vehicle builder in the world, in order to encourage and ease EV adoption throughout the country.

Through this association, the new FLO Home charging station will become the recommended residential charging station by Nissan Canada for owners of its popular fully electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF.  

Nissan will offer a $500 discount on the FLO Home charging station to every buyers of a new Nissan LEAF vehicle from a participating Nissan dealership between January 20 and March 31, 2017.

FLO will also offer them a free access card to its charging network, the largest in Canada, which provides EV drivers with more than 3,000 charging stations from coast to coast.

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Vulnerability in Nissan app opens Leaf to remote hacking

It’s never a good thing to hear when cars are something you can hack into. And while this news about the Nissan Leaf doesn’t particularly target safety of the vehicle, it can still drain the battery of the EV. Security research Troy Hunt uncovered the truth that a vulnerability in the companion mobile app of the Leaf can leave the air conditioner and heater open to hackers. An attendee of a hacking workshop discovered that he could connect to his Leaf vehicle over the Internet and control some features and he could do so with Leaf vehicles that he didn’t own. It was described that he could do it “literally from the other end of the earth.”

Hunt sent the information to Nissan on January 23 and as of February 12, Nissan is said to be “making progress toward a solution.” Hunt commends Nissan for being receptive toward talking about the issue and are working on it. “They were receptive and whilst I obviously would have liked to see this rectified quickly, compared to most ethical disclosure security researchers have, Nissan was exemplary.” Nissan won’t give a specific timeframe yet for the solution to this issue.

Source: SlashGear