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12/14/10

Car Industry: Electric Arrivals: First Chevy Volts Ship, Renault /Nissan Leafs Delivered - by Adam Hadhazy

The Volt ( top) and the Leaf (bottom) , the two highly touted electric vehicles from major automakers General Motors and Renault/Nissan, respectively, have officially left the assembly line and are out in the world.

Renault/Nissan delivered its first Leaf to a customer in San Francisco last weekend, and other early adopters are getting their hands on the all-electric vehicle's steering wheel this week in San Diego, Calif.; Arizona; Oregon; Tennessee, and Washington.

Meanwhile, the first batch of Chevy Volts rolled out of a Detroit plant on Monday for shipment to customers in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. Some 350 Volts will be distributed throughout the country this week, GM said in a statement.

For more: Electric Arrivals: First Chevy Volts Ship, Renault/ Nissan Leafs Delivered | Electric Vehicles & Hybrid Cars | Tech News Daily

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