Teddy Nissan

In experiencing first-hand the impediment power outages have on restoring full production at their own facilities, Nissan is working to enable LEAF electric vehicle (EV) owners to use the energy reserves of the cars' batteries to power homes during rolling blackouts. According to Hideaki Watanabe, Global Head of Zero Emission Vehicles, Nissan, the LEAF battery stores a maximum of 24 kWh - enough energy to power a U.S. house for roughly a day.

Nissan's resourceful initiative bodes extremely well for LEAF drivers in Japan who are, as you might imagine, very eager to see the idea come to fruition…

Nissan recently promised $115,000 in relief aid to the American Red Cross to help them provide food, clothing, and shelter for storm victims in the southeastern U.S. Now, they're stepping up to the plate again. The Japanese automaker is offering employee pricing and delayed finance payments to consumers who lost, or sustained damage to, their vehicle due to the devastating storms, floods, and tornadoes that have destroyed many towns and cities across…