Nissan Gets $1.4 Billion Loan from Feds to Build Electric Cars

If it does not look like a regular car it wont sell though. At least it isnt mini sized.

Its a plugin so thats cool.

But as always this power is comming from homes that get their power from mostly coal plants, so it isnt really a 0 emmisions car.

Good start though.

exactly wat i was gonna say. It really doesnt help much but it makes it so we never have to go to a gas station. Its only convienient

just make it better lookin

Not a zero emissions car, yes, because power generated at the plants will increase. However, the efficiency in terms of emissions and the environment is higher if the energy is produced at the plant as opposed to the emissions of millions of individual automobiles burning gasoline. You must also consider the subsequent decrease in our reliance on foreign oil. Overall, a step forward.

Doesn't look too bad. But 100 miles per charge still might not be enough. How long will it take to recharge if you are going on a long trip? If it's more than 10 minutes, it won't catch on.

"Under $30000"? let me guess $29999.99. These vehicles can cost a lot less. 2010 Sentra base costs $15,420. Removing engine, transmission, emissions control units; and replace them with batteries, motors, and some relays; and Nissan is telling us that it will cost TWICE what the Sentra base costs? I know you need to pay for the research but 100% markup? Get real Nissan, and other makers too, either make electric cars that are priced as same as gas vehicles or don't bother.

For a daily driver this car would suffice for either me or my wife. We both have mild commutes under 6 miles each.We could ride bikes if the motorists respected cycleists but the area is filled with W branded SUV's,soccer moms and narrow roads. Nearest bike path you guesssed it 6 miles in town. Once had an electric bike it lessened the speed variance(improved safety) but in Louisiana it is illegal to drive it unless you get it registered, insured, and road legal(turn signals etc) after all that you might as well just take the $21K car! When we do go to the city we may drive 60 miles total for that day.
For the money this vehicle will cost we would rather a 3rd generation PIHV prius. I read recently there is a man that produces a mod kit for the second gen prius that is affordable but it fails to meet the range requirements. The 3rd gen prius PIHV with its 12 mile electric abilities would fit us perfectly. Daily driver would be electric we drive the most on weekends when we take a drive to NOLA or just get out in the country is when we need the hybrid.
It would be great if there were solar paneled parking sites that charged you for parking becasue you got to recharge your car and not just for parking. Could we one day see an infrastructure where the cars have a whip on the end to supply electricity as the NOLA street cars do?

Where do I sign up to get funding to build my own electric car, all I need is a million dollars.

Ron Bennett

While I wont argue that we should move forward to be a cleaner species on the planet and have less negative effect on it...

I have to wonder will these replacement vehicle have the short shelf life that is built into nearly all other current products. Honestly with that double price that is being tacked onto these vehicle I would expect them to last at least as long as my old vehicle if not longer since there is fewer mechanical parts. My bet is that some very expensive parts will have a 5 year shelf life.

O another thing. Why are we investing in a foreign car company when we have a better start up company that is American?
It may not look normal but the American owned and made Aptera is a less costly than its competitors car. Why hasn't our government invested locally. Instead they keep assisting the companies whose governments wont allow us to have US companies in their countries.

twobrain, good point on why spend taxpayers' money on foreign companies.

Those that argue for electric vehicles might say that it will eliminate US's dependence on foreign oil; but they forget to realize that a lot of EV's technology comes from foreign nations. So instead of being dependent on Middle East's oil; we will be dependent on Asia's batteries and electronics; it would be like going from being dependent on crack to being dependent on pot, some solution ehh?

I say drill for natural gas here in US; those jobs can't be outsourced, I don't think you can be in Japan running a drill that is drilling for gas in US.

Also, we need to remove the stupid EPA's environmental laws. Who cares about some bird, or turtle; lets build those solar panels in the desert. That bird is screwed either way; ether it will have to migrate due to solar panel development, or it'll be dead because of the pollution caused by using oil. EPA & PETA, the ball is in your court.

Energy corps will never let oil consumption slow much less end. This will never catch on. You WILL pay $20 per gallon in current cars in a few years.

Electric cars is the furure, and i am proud to say you will here this phrase for many years to come.

TwoBrain, If they build electric cars with good quality components (that is hey don't "fix" the quality of the motor/speedcontroller/batteries/bec.

And keep to the current standards which i am used to know when it comes to the abovementioned components today a electric car should last you indefinately, no oil changes/oil filters/petrol filters, spark plugs, You can choose to have a car without transmission if you'd like, in FACT, if the motors will be brushless all you need to change is basically Bearings and brakes, how awesome is that! Electric motors are super reliable 90-95% efficient vs. around 20% efficient for today's internal combustion engines.

If they have a good battery swop out scheme with each car it would be good, until they get super caps or lithium air going.

Tygrys, batteries can be produced in the US Of A, in fact i have heard that some of them will, components can also be manufactured in the US. Many
parts of Cars people around us drive are foreign anyway.
So why drill for oil in the us when they can build batteries in the us and move towards a superior technology which is electric cars.

The oil Gnomes will eventually catch on and move towards supporting electric cars. Right now
they just hold on to their empire for as long as they can until they feel the time is ripe for change. It's going to be a long transition phase but no way to stop it :)

Having said all this Nissan, ditch that style and build something that looks like a car with your next version, that look alone will more than half your sales
so don't be surprised when they don't sell like sweetcake.

Electrix, I'm for electric vehicles (EVs). I want clean air just as the next guy. Sure, we can manufacture all components for the EVs in USA, but ,again, stupid laws will prevent us or will make production expensive. Batteries might require harmful chemicals and EPA will impose high taxes on those chemicals; and possibly on many more parts. Unions will stick their noses where they don't belong. In the end it will be cheaper to manufacture the parts overseas, and the jobs will go overseas. "Many parts ... are foreign anyway" you just make my point; we are still dependent on foreign parts.

My area had a chance to get a high tech facility for chip fabrication, and a chance for nanotechnology center; both will not happen because of politics. The output water would have been cleaner than the input water. The facilities remained in US, but my area didn't get the jobs that everyone hoped for.

I'm very disapointed to hear that you found no support
Tygrys.
It is just not fair. All the best over there.

As far as batteries are concerned. GM, they got it it right:
www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/gm-battery-factory/

And if i'm not mistaken, they got a goverment loan:

Electric talks with the big boys, they like to hear green quiet, and vast resources to produce and support them.

Unlike oil which is slowly drying up.

Wish it was 20 years from now already to see all the good progress.

Yes its true that we won't be dependant on finite oil reserves but has anyone else seen the article about the rare earth elements needed to create the magnets for the electric motors? While we may no longer be reliant on OPEC we could shoot ourselves in the foot all over again by becoming too reliant on electirc vehicles that require rare earth elements. And who you might ask controls these wonderful metals? China. So we can trade one controlling group for just a single controlling country. You can find lots of articles about the possible shortage of rare earth elements by searching "rare earth elements, electric vehicles" on the internet.

I don't think people are getting it. We understand the electricity that we would be using to fuel the vehicle comes from mostly coal plants, but alternative methods of energy exist and better ones are in the works. We now have two ways of creating fusion energy when we used to only have one. Although we may be far from achieving efficient fusion, it really doesnt matter cause by the time we do, we would already have an electric car infrusctructure in place. Replacing gas cars with electric only solves one part of the problem, but you wouldn't ever check something off your To Do list only to complain it was a waste because it hadn't resolved everything else on the list as well. Progress never comes all at once people, have patience.

Once production of E vehicles steps into high gear, they will
find resources to search for more rare earth magnets you definately don't have to worry about that.

I'm just gloating now. It's funny how I mentioned before that we will move from being dependent on oil from Middle East to being dependent on batteries/electronics from Asia, and now PopSci has an article (sorry can't post link, PopSci flags it) that China is way ahead of West in green technology (solar/wind) and that we may end up being dependent on China cause they can manufacture the technology with cheap labor. The article also sites that "Denmark's Vestas are building the next generation of green tech manufacturing facilities in China where the labor force is cheap and properly trained."

Like I said before, we will still be dependent on foreign energy. And China might end up running both, our money and our energy. We will end up worse than we are now.

1) Look around your house and count the items that are imported or made with imported ingredients.
2) The environment is Global, and will continue to be forever.
3) Everyone seems to be overlooking the "selfish" factor: you save a fortune by not filling up at the corner gas station every week. Duh!
4) When all the commuter vehicles are all electric, There will be a GLUT of used "Road Trip" capable gas-guzzlers (includes hybrids) for sale CHEAP.
5) Batteries availability is the main reason BEVs are expensive and not already widely available.
I will be ecstatic when I can cover the hood, roof, and trunk of my 1960 Ford Starliner with thin film solar coating so that it can be all electric.

@Stuntman14 I totally agree with on that electric cars should look better. I would so much buy one but they are just so ugly! No way!

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You get 35-40 mpg easy average with a Camry hybrid. All I want is the same but add plug-in with electric-mode range of 100 miles and under $30k price.

Um, Yes the cars still use the energy by traditional means, however the emissions when in use is negligible and therefore is reducing harmful waste into the atmosphere. The principle aim is to reduce the number of vehicles on the road who are reliant on our limited oil resource. Importantly the electricity industry is continuing to research into alternative energy, this may not impact on these cars as I suggest they will use the energy available.

Regards
Tina
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see this is how to grow a good economic, US goverment has deiced to 1.4 Billon DOllar Load approved to Nissan, i know nissan as the best in 4x4 Pickup Trucks, but as well Smyrna, Tennessee has Joing Nissan to make this possible on very east way. as Ford, BMW, Audi, Hyundai & Honda has Started to work on this Electric Car. I hope in up Coming year we get some good alternative of Petrol & Gasoline Car.

Rick Adam

I have read these articles so many times and yet it continues to amaze me how much money has been devoted to saving this industry. I wonder if the money would have been better spent in the pockets of millions who do not have their homes any longer, or sustainable employment. May be they would have bought a car too!

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WARNING: You are about to engage in an Rant/Diatribe on the Nissan Leaf (by someone speaking from actual "experience")

I am one of those "early-adopters" for the Nissan Leaf program.

So far, this process is reminiscent of going to the "DMV" [Dept of Motor Vehicles]. Let me preface this by stating, that in California [CA], going to the DMV is like [literally] Pulling-Your-Teeth (with No Novocain!)

I first had to pay the $99 bucks to reserve the car (no problem here).

Then, secondly, Another $99 bucks when making the appointment for the charging station with Nissan installation point company [AV Environment] (sorry but, I was told, that the "EV Project," that promises "Free" chargers is only offering these in the "Big Fish" Markets of San Diego and LA - so I'm screwed on this because of my being in "Timbucktu")

But the charging process itself really stretched-me-to-the-Limit!! (with the delayed appointments), the higher than expected full install cost (over $2,400 - that's right, Much higher that the "average" - could this be because I'm in the "Central Valley" CA, so electricians are so much more "Rip Off" here?!? - then there was the "promise" by AV Environment that they would give me a "discount" for my troubles [a "empty" promise, since I've asked, a number of times, When I would receive this [in Vain]).

Then lastly, my experiences with Nissan itself has been bordering on somewhere between "dealing with Santa Claus" and [again] the "DMV." (since we Don't really know "When" the car is actually going be delivered. They giving us a sometime "around" November/December).

I say "Santa Claus" because it is literally reminiscent to the day, when we were little kids, when we Didn't know What-In-The-Heck kind of gifts we'd receive (You know that "game" that our parents "Played" on us. The one involving "mental torture" of the Christmas season "UnKnown."

Yes, it is Just-Like-That with our New Santa Claus, Nissan (and it is just as "Ironic" considering they [again] said it won't be coming until "Sometime" around December (can you/we say "Merry Christmas???" [Thank You Santa Claus Nissan!!!]).

But to say, this last process [of waiting and uncertainty] has been, at the very least, "Yo Yo," and the most, stressful Beyond reason!! (just the process of "buying" a car, most people know, is stressful, in and of itself - with this process, Double-ly so!!).

So overall, the Entire process is Worst than pulling teeth!! (and one, that If-I-Had-Known it was like this I would have Never had gone through this "Chinese Water Torture.")

I am Not an Environmental Wack Job, who is doing this "For-The-Planet," to "Reduce-My-Carbon-Footprint," or any other "Al Gore-ian" nutso ideology -- I (and most) consumers just want this [an E-car] for "practical" purposes -- So I, personally, just wanted to get a sophisticated Go-Cart that would: 1) Take me to my job (which is close by) and, 2) Save on [or eliminate] my regular Gasoline bill.

So, in my humble opinion, if everyone (Government/Environmental Wackos/Industry) Really wants to make this [so-called] "Green Revolution" to be feasible and/or "realistic" then they had Better make this process more "practical" and "seamless," otherwise, they will have a Whole Lot of very Frustrated [and frankly, Angry] people out there, who will either: 1) Not "Buy-In" and/or Reject this stuff, or, 2) Fight back (with either outright anger/protest/etc.)

I went with the Leaf, over the GM Volt, because, frankly, 1) the Volt is Way....to expensive (being Over 40 Grand), and 2) In the Volt, you Still have to deal with an engine (hence, in CA, the dreaded annual "smog tests" for registration purposes). I wouldn't have any "Range-Fear" because [again], I'm close to my job, and 2) I plan to get another [regular gas] car for my longer [rare] trips.

But if GM can streamline their process, better that Nissans, then they WILL win in the upcoming "War of the E-Cars."

My 2 cents.

So Everyone out there, Beware!!!

WARNING: You are about to engage in an Rant/Diatribe on the Nissan Leaf (by someone speaking from actual "experience")

I am one of those "early-adopters" for the Nissan Leaf program.

So far, this process is reminiscent of going to the "DMV" [Dept of Motor Vehicles]. Let me preface this by stating, that in California [CA], going to the DMV is like [literally] Pulling-Your-Teeth (with No Novocain!)

I first had to pay the $99 bucks to reserve the car (no problem here).

Then, secondly, Another $99 bucks when making the appointment for the charging station with Nissan installation point company [AV Environment] (sorry but, I was told, that the "EV Project," that promises "Free" chargers is only offering these in the "Big Fish" Markets of San Diego and LA - so I'm screwed on this because of my being in "Timbucktu")

But the charging process itself really stretched-me-to-the-Limit!! (with the delayed appointments), the higher than expected full install cost (over $2,400 - that's right, Much higher that the "average" - could this be because I'm in the "Central Valley" CA, so electricians are so much more "Rip Off" here?!? - then there was the "promise" by AV Environment that they would give me a "discount" for my troubles [a "empty" promise, since I've asked, a number of times, When I would receive this [in Vain]).

Then lastly, my experiences with Nissan itself has been bordering on somewhere between "dealing with Santa Claus" and [again] the "DMV." (since we Don't really know "When" the car is actually going be delivered. They giving us a sometime "around" November/December).

I say "Santa Claus" because it is literally reminiscent to the day, when we were little kids, when we Didn't know What-In-The-Heck kind of gifts we'd receive (You know that "game" that our parents "Played" on us. The one involving "mental torture" of the Christmas season "UnKnown."

Yes, it is Just-Like-That with our New Santa Claus, Nissan (and it is just as "Ironic" considering they [again] said it won't be coming until "Sometime" around December (can you/we say "Merry Christmas???" [Thank You Santa Claus Nissan!!!]).

But to say, this last process [of waiting and uncertainty] has been, at the very least, "Yo Yo," and the most, stressful Beyond reason!! (just the process of "buying" a car, most people know, is stressful, in and of itself - with this process, Double-ly so!!).

So overall, the Entire process is Worst than pulling teeth!! (and one, that If-I-Had-Known it was like this I would have Never had gone through this "Chinese Water Torture.")

I am Not an Environmental Wack Job, who is doing this "For-The-Planet," to "Reduce-My-Carbon-Footprint," or any other "Al Gore-ian" nutso ideology -- I (and most) consumers just want this [an E-car] for "practical" purposes -- So I, personally, just wanted to get a sophisticated Go-Cart that would: 1) Take me to my job (which is close by) and, 2) Save on [or eliminate] my regular Gasoline bill.

So, in my humble opinion, if everyone (Government/Environmental Wackos/Industry) Really wants to make this [so-called] "Green Revolution" to be feasible and/or "realistic" then they had Better make this process more "practical" and "seamless," otherwise, they will have a Whole Lot of very Frustrated [and frankly, Angry] people out there, who will either: 1) Not "Buy-In" and/or Reject this stuff, or, 2) Fight back (with either outright anger/protest/etc.)

I went with the Leaf, over the GM Volt, because, frankly, 1) the Volt is Way....to expensive (being Over 40 Grand), and 2) In the Volt, you Still have to deal with an engine (hence, in CA, the dreaded annual "smog tests" for registration purposes). I wouldn't have any "Range-Fear" because [again], I'm close to my job, and 2) I plan to get another [regular gas] car for my longer [rare] trips.

But if GM can streamline their process, better that Nissans, then they WILL win in the upcoming "War of the E-Cars."

My 2 cents.

So Everyone out there, Beware!!!

WARNING: You are about to engage in an Rant/Diatribe on the Nissan Leaf (by someone speaking from actual "experience")

I am one of those "early-adopters" for the Nissan Leaf program.

So far, this process is reminiscent of going to the "DMV" [Dept of Motor Vehicles]. Let me preface this by stating, that in California [CA], going to the DMV is like [literally] Pulling-Your-Teeth (with No Novocain!)

I first had to pay the $99 bucks to reserve the car (no problem here).

Then, secondly, Another $99 bucks when making the appointment for the charging station with Nissan installation point company [AV Environment] (sorry but, I was told, that the "EV Project," that promises "Free" chargers is only offering these in the "Big Fish" Markets of San Diego and LA - so I'm screwed on this because of my being in "Timbucktu")

But the charging process itself really stretched-me-to-the-Limit!! (with the delayed appointments), the higher than expected full install cost (over $2,400 - that's right, Much higher that the "average" - could this be because I'm in the "Central Valley" CA, so electricians are so much more "Rip Off" here?!? - then there was the "promise" by AV Environment that they would give me a "discount" for my troubles [a "empty" promise, since I've asked, a number of times, When I would receive this [in Vain]).

Then lastly, my experiences with Nissan itself has been bordering on somewhere between "dealing with Santa Claus" and [again] the "DMV." (since we Don't really know "When" the car is actually going be delivered. They giving us a sometime "around" November/December).

I say "Santa Claus" because it is literally reminiscent to the day, when we were little kids, when we Didn't know What-In-The-Heck kind of gifts we'd receive (You know that "game" that our parents "Played" on us. The one involving "mental torture" of the Christmas season "UnKnown."

Yes, it is Just-Like-That with our New Santa Claus, Nissan (and it is just as "Ironic" considering they [again] said it won't be coming until "Sometime" around December (can you/we say "Merry Christmas???" [Thank You Santa Claus Nissan!!!]).

But to say, this last process [of waiting and uncertainty] has been, at the very least, "Yo Yo," and the most, stressful Beyond reason!! (just the process of "buying" a car, most people know, is stressful, in and of itself - with this process, Double-ly so!!).

So overall, the Entire process is Worst than pulling teeth!! (and one, that If-I-Had-Known it was like this I would have Never had gone through this "Chinese Water Torture.")

I am Not an Environmental Wack Job, who is doing this "For-The-Planet," to "Reduce-My-Carbon-Footprint," or any other "Al Gore-ian" nutso ideology -- I (and most) consumers just want this [an E-car] for "practical" purposes -- So I, personally, just wanted to get a sophisticated Go-Cart that would: 1) Take me to my job (which is close by) and, 2) Save on [or eliminate] my regular Gasoline bill.

So, in my humble opinion, if everyone (Government/Environmental Wackos/Industry) Really wants to make this [so-called] "Green Revolution" to be feasible and/or "realistic" then they had Better make this process more "practical" and "seamless," otherwise, they will have a Whole Lot of very Frustrated [and frankly, Angry] people out there, who will either: 1) Not "Buy-In" and/or Reject this stuff, or, 2) Fight back (with either outright anger/protest/etc.)

I went with the Leaf, over the GM Volt, because, frankly, 1) the Volt is Way....to expensive (being Over 40 Grand), and 2) In the Volt, you Still have to deal with an engine (hence, in CA, the dreaded annual "smog tests" for registration purposes). I wouldn't have any "Range-Fear" because [again], I'm close to my job, and 2) I plan to get another [regular gas] car for my longer [rare] trips.

But if GM can streamline their process, better that Nissans, then they WILL win in the upcoming "War of the E-Cars."

My 2 cents.

So Everyone out there, Beware!!!

WARNING: You are about to engage in an Rant/Diatribe on the Nissan Leaf (by someone speaking from actual "experience")

I am one of those "early-adopters" for the Nissan Leaf program.

So far, this process is reminiscent of going to the "DMV" [Dept of Motor Vehicles]. Let me preface this by stating, that in California [CA], going to the DMV is like [literally] Pulling-Your-Teeth (with No Novocain!)

I first had to pay the $99 bucks to reserve the car (no problem here).

Then, secondly, Another $99 bucks when making the appointment for the charging station with Nissan installation point company [AV Environment] (sorry but, I was told, that the "EV Project," that promises "Free" chargers is only offering these in the "Big Fish" Markets of San Diego and LA - so I'm screwed on this because of my being in "Timbucktu")

But the charging process itself really stretched-me-to-the-Limit!! (with the delayed appointments), the higher than expected full install cost (over $2,400 - that's right, Much higher that the "average" - could this be because I'm in the "Central Valley" CA, so electricians are so much more "Rip Off" here?!? - then there was the "promise" by AV Environment that they would give me a "discount" for my troubles [a "empty" promise, since I've asked, a number of times, When I would receive this [in Vain]).

Then lastly, my experiences with Nissan itself has been bordering on somewhere between "dealing with Santa Claus" and [again] the "DMV." (since we Don't really know "When" the car is actually going be delivered. They giving us a sometime "around" November/December).

I say "Santa Claus" because it is literally reminiscent to the day, when we were little kids, when we Didn't know What-In-The-Heck kind of gifts we'd receive (You know that "game" that our parents "Played" on us. The one involving "mental torture" of the Christmas season "UnKnown."

Yes, it is Just-Like-That with our New Santa Claus, Nissan (and it is just as "Ironic" considering they [again] said it won't be coming until "Sometime" around December (can you/we say "Merry Christmas???" [Thank You Santa Claus Nissan!!!]).

But to say, this last process [of waiting and uncertainty] has been, at the very least, "Yo Yo," and the most, stressful Beyond reason!! (just the process of "buying" a car, most people know, is stressful, in and of itself - with this process, Double-ly so!!).

So overall, the Entire process is Worst than pulling teeth!! (and one, that If-I-Had-Known it was like this I would have Never had gone through this "Chinese Water Torture.")

I am Not an Environmental Wack Job, who is doing this "For-The-Planet," to "Reduce-My-Carbon-Footprint," or any other "Al Gore-ian" nutso ideology -- I (and most) consumers just want this [an E-car] for "practical" purposes -- So I, personally, just wanted to get a sophisticated Go-Cart that would: 1) Take me to my job (which is close by) and, 2) Save on [or eliminate] my regular Gasoline bill.

So, in my humble opinion, if everyone (Government/Environmental Wackos/Industry) Really wants to make this [so-called] "Green Revolution" to be feasible and/or "realistic" then they had Better make this process more "practical" and "seamless," otherwise, they will have a Whole Lot of very Frustrated [and frankly, Angry] people out there, who will either: 1) Not "Buy-In" and/or Reject this stuff, or, 2) Fight back (with either outright anger/protest/etc.)

I went with the Leaf, over the GM Volt, because, frankly, 1) the Volt is Way....to expensive (being Over 40 Grand), and 2) In the Volt, you Still have to deal with an engine (hence, in CA, the dreaded annual "smog tests" for registration purposes). I wouldn't have any "Range-Fear" because [again], I'm close to my job, and 2) I plan to get another [regular gas] car for my longer [rare] trips.

But if GM can streamline their process, better that Nissans, then they WILL win in the upcoming "War of the E-Cars."

My 2 cents.

So Everyone out there, Beware!!!

WOW!! This is really a great news.I have always believed that Nissan is very very serious about safety.
Hybrids help the environment by using less fuel.
Since an electric car runs off a battery charged from electricity rather than fuel from an internal combustion engine, it produces far less pollution than a conventional car as electric plants can more efficiently produce energy than internal combustion engines.
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Shell Oil quotes the President of General Motors, he, in 1929, predicted 80 MPG by 1939.Shell writes of their achievements: 49.73 MPG around 1939; 149.95 MPG with a 1947 Studebaker in 1949; 244.35 MPG with a 1959 Fiat 600 in 1968; 376.59 MPG with a 1959 Opel in 1973....

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Aside from addressing environmental concerns, as photovoltaic and battery "technologies" evolve, spinoffs will create thousands of good-paying jobs.

One day, the consumer, will plug his car into a commercial center's carport or utility pole where solar panels will recharge his vehicle. Returning home, his carport will be similarly equipped. In addition, a wind turbine and/or solar panels will continually recharge a battery which is stored in a basement or shed.