Nissan Receives $1.6 Billion to Produce Electric Cars in U.S.

Nissan has already made news this week for outlining their ambitious plan for producing and selling electric vehicles to U.S. consumers by 2012. To aid Nissan in manufacturing these clean vehicles in the U.S., Nissan will also be receiving a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. government.

The production of these new electric cars will take place in Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee assembly facility say Worcester Sentra retailers. Powering the cars will be lithium-ion batteries which will also be produced at the same plant but in all-new facilities.

One Worcester Nissan dealer suggest that one of the biggest obstacles to the adoption of electric vehicles is the lack of a suitable infrastructure. Luckily, Nissan has already established relationships with numerous state and local governments, as well as utility companies, which will help establish charging stations.

Although Nissan’s initial plans suggested their electric vehicles would be produced in Japan and then imported to the U.S., Used Cars Philadelphia believe the Japanese automaker realized that there would be greater output capabilities for producing them here in the U.S. Nissan expects to produce about 150,000 electric cars per year at its Smyrna-based plant.

The Department of Energy established a $25 billion loan program to aid manufacturers that produce electric cars within the U.S. Luckily, according to New Haven CT used car dealers, Nissan possessed adequate facilities to qualify for government funding, helping to expedite the develop of these ultra clean, efficient vehicles for American consumers.

With fuel efficiency and America’s dependence on foreign oil remaining huge concerns, these zero-emissions vehicles will likely satisfy huge demand, and they remain highly anticipated at Manchester CT Nissan Service and elsewhere. Best of all, Nissan says these vehicles will seat five, have a range of 100 miles on a single charge, and still be affordable.

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