GREEN CAR

NISSAN LEAF

EV fans there is a new and affordable car coming out; the NISSAN LEAF. The car will only cost $32,780 when it comes out in december of 2010 but when you add in the federal ev tax credit it comes to $25, 280. A great price for a great car. This is car is hoped to be very competitve with the prius n honda civic.

This car has zero emission and can hold up to five passengers. Sports a 23 kilowatt hour lithium manganese battery that is good for a 100 miles and recharges in about 8 hours. Nissan dealers are expecting a loss but hope to grab a big part of the market before cars like the chevy volvo and ford focus ev start to appear.

Japanese hope to make about 50, 000 leafs by 2011, and have already started taking reservations for the leaf.