Nissan's All Electric Car on Sale in 2010
Nissan will sell an all electric car, the Leaf, in 2010 priced less than $20,000. The Leaf has a range of 100 miles. The cars initially will be produced in Japan; later, cars for the U.S. market will be produced in Smyrna, TN. Nissan is building a battery factory at the same location with the help of a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. Government (!). The SF Chronicle's story on this very significant development is here