Nissan LEAF Arrives in Tennessee

Published: 2011-01-05 01:52:12

By : nal.sfwn

Sustainable mobility brought by Nissan North America Inc.(NNA) to Tennessee with state's first all-electric Nissan LEAF arrival following mid Dec. 2010 Northern and Southern California, Arizona, Oregon and Seattle deliveries. Nashville's citizens took delivery of their Nissan LEAF at Action Nissan of last December in Nashville. Represents the state's first delivery of an affordable, mass-market, all-electric car is represented in this groundbreaking moment.

In July 2008, Nissan announced that they were entering into collaboration with the State of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority in a partnership to boost the electric vehicle-friendly policies development and an EV charging infrastructure. This partnership was the U.S.'s first of its kind and has served as the other markets across the nation's model.

Nashville and Tennessee include the Nissan LEAF primary launch market, as well as The EV Project participant, and the project of research and charging infrastructure deployment. The EV Project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by electric-vehicle charging company ECOtality, marked them as the largest of its kind ever undertaken.

As Nissan delivers the first Nissan LEAF vehicles to each of its primary launch markets in Northern and Southern California, Arizona, Oregon, Seattle and Tennessee, the Nashville delivery marks more than a week of festivities culmination. To mark the occasion, Nissan also donates $25,000 to the World Wildlife Fund.