Next year Nissan is set to go head to head with GM, bringing electric vehicles to the masses. Next year GM will release its 2011 Chevy Volt, while Nissan will let lose the 2011 Leaf EV The bragging war has already begin, with both companies claiming to have the industry's best gas mileage. Nissan, the first Japanese automaker to push an EV, has a tough road ahead, as its hype engine arrived late on the scene (the Volt has been talked about for a couple of years now).
Now Nissan has unveiled an ambitious plan to differentiate itself from its competitor. Nissan's EV is a fully electric vehicle,w ith no "extended range" gas generator like the Chevy Volt. The vehicle does boast reportedly quicker charge times on its 480 V charge stations. However, many fear that building public charging stations at such high voltage will put too much drain on the U.S. and Japanese grids.
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