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Nissan LEAF reaches 100,000 sales

Nissan has celebrated 100,000 sales of its Nissan Leaf by decorating one in coins. Built in the UK, the Nissan LEAF was launched in 2010, and has since become the bestselling electric car worldwide. Find out how much a used Nissan LEAF costs on Auto Trader On Bing: see pictures of the Nissan LEAF To celebrate the 100,000th sale, Nissan has produced a one-off version of the LEAF, decorated in 50,000 two pence Sterling coins from the UK and 50,000 two cent Euro coins from Europe.

Next Dodge Viper will shed some rough edges

Little by little we're getting a clearer picture of the next-generation Dodge Viper SRT10. During a conversation with Dodge boss Reid Bigland at the Los Angeles auto show, Bigland told me the redesigned Viper "will appeal to a broader segment of the market." The car is expected to debut in 2012 but is not likely to appear at the Detroit auto show, he says. Today's Viper is essentially a street-legal race car.

Young driver training scheme to expand

AN EXCITING scheme has been launched in curricula across the country to give children education in and practical experience of safe driving. A mixture of off-road hands-on young driver training mixes with theory work to give kids a head-start on road safety issues and take away some of the urge to rush to pass their tests when they reach 17. After tracking the progress of students who took part in a pilot scheme, the operators of Young Driver at School discovered that the training course reduced the rate of accidents by half, when compared to the normal accident rate for 17-24 year-olds.