Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Leaf new motor plants

7-20-11: Nissan Americas confirmed that, starting in early 2013, it will produce the electric motor for the Nissan LEAF – the world’s first all-electric, zero-emission vehicle designed for the mass market – at its Decherd, Tenn., powertrain assembly plant. Preparation of the plant for electric motor production, facilitated by U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program loan funds, will include addition of a new assembly line and will create up to 90 new jobs. When the new assembly line is completed, the plant will have the capacity to produce up to 150,000 electric motors annually for Nissan LEAFs, which will be built at the company’s assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
Looks like the motor and the batteries are going to be home grown!

http://nissannews.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=7CC1099195CEC4DC76D967AF729E29D6?&id=2685&allImage=1&teaser=nissan-picks-decherd-tenn-plant-make-motor-assemblies&mid=1