Nissan’s Leaf rollout speeds up in Chicago this fall

Oprah may have left town and packed up her “You get a car!” philanthropic ways, but that’s not stopping Nissan from injecting the windy city with a little auto excitement. Responding to an overwhelming customer demand for its all-electric Leaf vehicles , the Japanese car maker is accelerating the line’s rollout to Chicago residents, with the first models to be available this fall. The launch will be bolstered by a planned 280 EV charging stations, funded in part by a pledged $1 million from the state and an additional $1 million grant. If you’re living in the second city to our north and haven’t yet hitched your ride to the electric hatchback caravan, now might be the time. Continue reading Nissan’s Leaf rollout speeds up in Chicago this fall Nissan’s Leaf rollout speeds up in Chicago this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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