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Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction  Posted: 01/13/12 08:40 PM ET
Crossposted with  Here comes the electric car?  2011 was the
year of the electric car and a bit of a bust for the electric
car. Last year saw the much touted rollout of two electric cars
in the United States purportedly designed with the American
consumer in mind: the fully electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in
electric hybrid Chevy Volt with its electric motor and gasoline-
powered backup.  test driving a Nissan Leaf I took a Nissan Leaf
for a test spin in October. It was very much like driving a
regular old car, with one exception: electric vehicles like the
Leaf could be the essential ingredient we need to lower carbon
emissions.  Despite the fanfare, sales of the two cars didn't
meet expectations. Part of the issue could be that each baby's
price tag is hard to swallow for many a car buyer -- $34,570 for
the Leaf (or ~ $25K with the $7,500 tax credit) and $41,000 for
the Volt (or ~ $34K