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2010 Nissan Leaf Tips

2010 Nissan Leaf TipsNissan leaf are the only mainstream plug-in electric-only cars officially confirmed for canada right now, not counting the available 100-grand-plus tesla two-seat electric sports car. At the recent canadian preview of the nissan leaf in vancouver, the company reiterated that it would bring the all-electric leaf to vancouver by the end of 2011, although it didn’t confirm any other canadian cities. However, right around the same time, at the climate summit for cities in copenhagen, toronto was confirmed as one of 14 cities that would take actions in the next year to upgrade electric-car infrastructure as part of a global “c40 electric vehicle network,” a plan to get 40 of the world’s largest cities to commit to new measures to increase the feasibility of e-cars where pollution and environmental damage is highest. Four companies so far have partnered with the c40 group, currently chaired by toronto mayor david miller: nissan, renault, mitsubishi and china’s byd. Given that nissan canada has already said that the leaf would only be introduced into markets with infrastructure initiatives to support plug-in electrics, such as public charging stations and e-car parking spots, toronto’s commitment likely guarantees that canada’s largest city will see the leaf, likely early in 2012. Mitsubishi is another company that has confirmed that its i-miev electric four-seater will be sold in the united states “before 2012,” but still with no word about canada. However, rumblings among government, utility and electric car proponents in b.

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