Nissan has just announced that its first all electric vehicle, the Leaf, will be manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Sunderland, UK. The car manufacturer’s lithium-ion battery plant will also be located in Sunderland and will be able to produce 60,000 units each year.
The production of the Leaf model is scheduled to start in early 2013. The initial production capacity in Sunderland will be of 50,000 units per year. The battery production will start in 2012. The plant will build batteries… (read more)