Low price on Nissan Leaf

In the San Francisco Chronicle's "Top Down" auto blog, G. Chamber Williams writes, "Making good on a promise to keep it affordable, Nissan said this week that its all-electric Leaf compact car will cost US consumers $25,280 after a $7,500 federal tax credit."

The five-door hatchback "runs entirely on electric power and can go up to 100 miles on a single charge." The car "goes on sale in December in five states - Tennessee, Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington - then will be available throughout the United States by the end of next year, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing for Nissan North America Inc."

Williams notes, "Although the car initially will be imported from a plant in Japan, Nissan will begin assembling them at its plant near Nashville, Tenn., in late 2012." Nissan "also is working with partners to have public fast-charging stations built, including many along interstate highway corridors."

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