You know that auto manufacturers are running low on names for new cars when Nissan rolls out a model called the Leaf. What’s next, the Twig? The Stem?
But all-electric vehicles like the Leaf look like the shape of things to come. With federal tax credits, this car will cost about $25,000 in the United States.
Electric autos are becoming a factor in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council forecast of power demand in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. Two council members, Dick Wallace and Tom Karier, were in today to talk about the agency’s new power …