Nissan has been doing mass-market EVs longer than most; they launched the Leaf all way back in 2010. But it’s been a long wait for that hit’s follow-up act. Nissan unveiled the Ariya EV back in 2020, and at the time, it looked like the EV America was waiting for: bigger than a Leaf, cheaper than a Rivian and less self-important than a Tesla. But it’s taken Nissan until 2023 to get the Ariya to market. And what had
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