Nissan has put their hand in a market that they have never tried to tackle before, the commercial van.  Nissan hopes to corner the market for construction workers, electricians and delivery people. Now, the official specifications and pricing options have been announced. The all new Nissan NV will start at $24,590 and span upwards of $32,190.

A 4.0-liter V6 engine comes standard on the NV1500 van. NV2500 HD will have a choice of the V6 engine or a 5.6-liter V8. The NV3500 HD will come standard with the V8. All engines are attached to a five-speed…

The Leaf (short for Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family) become the first electric vehicle to win European Car of the Year. The car officially launched in the US this month, and Nissan it expects to gain a huge following and time goes on.

"The Leaf will serve as a standard, a benchmark, for other manufacturers when they build new electric vehicles," said Mamoru Kato, auto analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center.

The all-electric Leaf is touted as an "evolutionary step from petrol-electric hybrids" as the car emits zero-emissions. It and other electric vehicles' carbon footprint is determined by the way the…