In spite of the deep crisis in the automotive industry, several large carmakers are taking a gamble on a technology that has not yet proved it can win over consumers – electric cars.
National and local governments globally, including the US, the UK, Japan and Australia, are abetting this drive into the unknown with generous subsidies and tax breaks for zero- and low-emission vehicles due to launch over the coming three years.
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of the Renault-Nissan alliance, which has the biggest plans for battery- powered cars, this month unveiled in Yokohama the all-electric Nissan Leaf.
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