Nissan unveils electric car
Nissan Motor Co. has rolled out its new electric car in Japan, the Leaf, and expects to start selling the eco-friendly blue hatchback next year, with mass production beginning in 2012, according to this Associated Press story.
The car is meant to look like other cars on the road, rather than futuristic. It will sell for about $10,000 and go 100 miles on a charge.
The U.S. government gave Nissan $1.6 billion to retrofit its Tennessee plant to make the cars and the batteries. And other companies are working on their electric cars so they can tap into the market here for low and no emissions cars.
So, are we ready for full-on electric? Think service stations will start offering plugs?
AP photo of the Leaf, Nissan's new electric car
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Electric cars won't work for my urban rowhouse neighborhood until there's a way to plug in at curbside wherever one is parked.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | August 3, 2009 9:23 PM
You don't need a voucher, dealers will apply a credit at purchase
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Posted by: jimhenry | August 4, 2009 4:17 AM
This news is almost too good to be true- an affordable, all-electric car, with lots of bells, whistles, and promises of performance. American car maker shoulds take note, becuase this is something they should have been developing last decade. I just finished the book "Two Cents Per Mile" by Nevres Cefo ( http://www.twocentspermile.com ), and the history of u.s. electric cars are amazing. GM built an all-electric sports car called the EV-1, and toyota built a version of the RAV4 that was electric (RAV4-EV). Then, GM stopped leasing the EV-1s, and crushed them in the desert. Then, they sold the patent to the car's batteries to Chevron Oil, who sued Toyota to stop producing the RAV4. The story goes on- oil companies have systematically suppressed electric cars in this country, and now as national industries, and as individual consumers, we are going to suffer from it. I recommend anyone interested in the economy, jobs, the environment, or automobiles learn more about electric cars and read this book.
Posted by: Two Cents Per Mile | August 4, 2009 11:02 AM
100 miles on a charge. Lame! I can't go to OC or even DC r/t . Gas is still #1 in my book.
Posted by: chris | August 5, 2009 2:19 PM