Earth Day could provide a glimpse into the future of transportation in Tennessee.
Governor Phil Bredesen marked Earth Day 2009 by highlighting the combined potential of solar and electric vehicle technologies in Tennessee. He test drove an all-electric vehicle that Nissan shipped from Japan.
He then invited Nissan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and TVA to join the state in exploring opportunities to develop solar-powered charging stations on a limited basis in Chattanooga, Nashville, and Knoxville.
Nissan is expected to introduce electric vehicles for U.S. commercial and government fleets in late 2010 and for mass market globally by 2012. The Japanese automaker has a plant in Smyrna, Tennessee... near Murfreesboro.
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