electric car manufacturing

By John Addison (10/7/10) Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and information technology are all helping the U.S. overcome a severe recession and keep more people from losing their jobs.  From our San Francisco roof deck, I am encouraged to see energy efficient homes, solar roofs, and electric buses gliding by. I am ... Read More...

By John Addison (update 11/3/11; original 1/28/10) Nissan's Tennessee assembly plant will have the capacity to build 150,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars per year, and 200,000 lithium-ion battery packs per year. Plant production starts in early 2013.The 2013 Nissan LEAFs will Level 2 charge at 6.6kW/h, double the current charge rate. Nissan ... Read More...