The Nissan LEAF isn't even available yet (it hits the road next month), but the automaker is already looking to the future. According to The Detroit News, Nissan will crank out 4 more all-electric vehicles in the next four years.
The Detroit News says,
Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch three all-electric vehicles in the United States in the next four years, in addition to the battery-powered Leaf: an electric Infiniti car, a small commercial van and a small urban car.
Nissan will begin delivering Leaf cars next month to U.S. customers — 90 percent of whom are new to the Nissan brand, said Carlos Tavares, executive vice president at Nissan and the company's top manager for North and Latin America.
J.D. Power and Associates estimates that U.S. electric vehicle (EV) sales will hit 100,000 a year by 2020, compared with 332,000 in China and 742,000 in Europe. Nissan goes on to speculate that EV's will account for 6.5 percent of the U.S. market by 2020. Obviously, they are attempting to position themselves at the head of the EV market.
What's the first thing you think of when I say the word, "hybrid"? Chances are an image of the Toyota Prius springs to mind. Nissan seems to be wisely positioning themselves to become the household name when it comes to EV's...even before the gain widespread adoption.
(Newsflash: Hybrids still haven't gained widespread adoption in the U.S...)
Nissan has already shown concept sketches of what the 2013 Infiniti EV might look like, and the image pictured above is a concept mock-up of the small urban EV.
What do you think? Are EV's jumping the gun or are they hear to stay?
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