Embraced by an almost sudden love for the envoiroment and society, the japanese company Nissan has decided to release its newest concept car to the press. The new electric powered car was showcased last Sunday with great pride by the Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who actually drove the car onto the stage set for the media.
Nissan Leafe is esentially an environmentally friendly automobile, a blue hatchback with a sporty design and a recharging opening in the front. Designer Shiro Nakamura said the vehicle was intentionally designed to avoid a stereotypical futuristic design. "This is not a niche car," he said. "We didn't make it unusual looking. It had to be a real car. This car represents a real breakthrough," Ghosn told reporters and guests in the new headquarters showroom.
The concept car has a range of 160 kilometers on a single battery charge. It's production was set to 50000 pieces for Japan alone and there are hopes to reach a global production by 2012.The starting price has been set to 10000$, almost the same price as for the basic equiped Nissan Tiida.
Nissans "green" concept car can be seen as response to the company's recent finaciary and image problems, but can also be interpreted as a reaction to the pro enviroment policyes lobbied by most of the developed nations.
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