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
Nissan has a new concept car with no reverse. Plus, it is electric. Check it out.http://http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/05/23/nzekwu.uk.rotating.car.itn
The New York Times has selected the best websites that provide accurate information on green cars--hybrid and electric. The sites are treehugger.com that provides a survey of the green car landscape, priuschat.com that covers the Prius, pluginamerica.com that is an organizing site for electric car advocates, hybridcars.com that covers all hybrids, greencarcongress.com is an in-depth discussion of green car technology, gm-volt.com that covers GM's promised hybrid, and autobloggreen.com which is a AOL site that has general information on green cars.
The Times also lists two sites that cover fuel economy. fueleconomy.gov is a site run by the EPA that has a tool to compute miles per gallon which you may compare with other cars. Cleanmpg.com has tips on how to maximum your fuel economy.
