Nissan may be going global with the Leaf electric car sooner than planned. The initial launch of the worlds first modern mass-produce EV was to be held on a limited basis in Japan and the U.S. next year, with global sales to follow in 2012, when the Leaf would be joined by several other new EVs Nissan is developing. But now it looks as though Mexico might get its first Leafs in 2011. Dow Jones International News, citing Nissan Executive Vice President – and head of the Americas operations – Carlos Tavares as its source, said Nissan has won a promise from the Mexican government to provide financial incentives for EVs in 2011 and to launch a study of the feasibility of developing a battery charging infrastructure.
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Is Nissan’s Leaf Falling on Mexico in 2011? Country Promises EV Incentives