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Further proving their commitment to electric vehicles, Nissan has proposed a plan to build its first-ever solar-powered car-charging station at its Nissan Americas headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. If approved by city officials, such an endeavor would be a significant advancement over the current electric charging stations currently housed at the headquarters.

 

Compared to Nissan's current charging stations, which rely solely on power from the national grid electric, the proposed 300-foot facility would use solar panels to help offset the power demand that would be needed to charge the cars. If everything goes according to plan, and Nissan gets the…

The upcoming EV from Nissan, Leaf, has been surrounded with controversy about pricing and mileage range - but that hasn't stopped a huge number of future buyers from reserving a car for themselves. In fact, all 2011 models are sold out, even before they hit dealership lots over the next two months. But one thing is certain, Leaf marketing is taking off.

It all started with huge campaigns online - cross country drives to promote Facebook…