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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

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Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. He's a bit surprised, as are all of us, that Nissan has emerged as the first big automaker to manufacture a mass-produced electric car. First, he suggests Nissan overstates the range of the LEAF. Instead Nissan is relying on air circulation with a fan. Buyer beware!

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Electric cars back on track?

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Electric cars are in the news almost daily. In perhaps the biggest news, on May 13 amidst a generally downbeat report, Nissan announced a serious, forward-looking effort to make electric cars an important part of their automotive portfolio. The luxury electric sedan codenamed Whitestar is slated for 2010. GM lost $3.25