Right now, the Nissan LEAF EV runs on pure electric power. No gas-station stops required. No carbon emitted. These are just some of the many reasons the media and consumers are so enamored with it. But if you think the current LEAF is as good as it gets...think again.

Yes, the Nissan LEAF is considered one of the greenest vehicles available, and has been since before it was even released less than a year…

U.S. production of the Nissan LEAF was expected to start late in 2012, at the Smyrna, Tennessee plant. Unfortunately, the aftershock of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 might just force the company to push the date back a bit.

"On March 11 every operation stopped, so all the resources that were in place [to begin manufacturing the LEAF in the U.S.] were used to restore Japan," explains…