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U.S.-Built Electric Cars To Get U.S.-Made Battery Cells Too

While the number of plug-in electric cars built in the U.S. is steadily increasing, the lithium-ion cells in their batteries have mostly come from overseas. But this turns out to be the year that cell production largely moves onshore as well. The 2013 Nissan Leaf, now coming off the assembly line...

April 22, 2013 by John Voelcker 9

2013 Nissan Leaf: Longer Range, Faster Charging, Leather Seats, And More: All The Upgrades

January 9, 2013 48

Nissan Builds First Lithium-Ion Cells For 2013 Leaf Electric Car (Video)

December 12, 2012 7

Nissan CEO Admits 2012 Leaf Sales Goal Won't Be Reached

November 16, 2012 7

2013 Nissan Leaf: Spy Shots Of New, Less-Expensive Model

With the first 2013 Nissan Leaf electric car expected to roll out of the Smyrna, Tennessee, plant in mid-December, many rumors have been flying about what changes the updated... October 9, 2012 by John Voelcker 11

2013 Nissan Leaf Electric Car To Use New, Cheaper Battery Cells: UPDATED

As it enters its third model year, the Nissan Leaf electric car is expected to get a number of updates and improvements for 2013. Now, it appears one of them is a change in... August 27, 2012 by John Voelcker 20

Infiniti LE Concept: Electric Sedan Full Details, NY Auto Show

Yesterday, we got a brief glimpse of Infiniti's four-door sedan concept car; today, we have all the details of the Infiniti LE Concept. The four-door, all-electric sedan... April 5, 2012 by John Voelcker 15

Nissan lithium-ion battery pack plant under construction, Smyrna, Tennessee, Jan 2011

Nissan: U.S. Built Nissan Leafs Will Be On Time For 2013 Launch

The devastating earthquake and Tsunami which hit Japan back in March not only caused billions of dollars of damage, killed thousands and made many more homeless, but it also... July 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3

Earthquake To Delay U.S. Assembly of Nissan Leaf Electric Cars?

By far the most ambitious plan to build and assemble electric cars in the U.S. comes not from General Motors or Ford, but from Nissan. Now, it may happen a little later than... June 21, 2011 by John Voelcker