The all-electric Nissan Leaf will be the first mass-market EV to hit America since the 1920s -- and it has a top range of 100 miles between charges (it takes an 80% charge in less than half an hour). It'll hit showrooms next year, around the same time the long-promised Chevy Volt rolls up. The Volt gets a promised 230 mpg thanks to its small onboard gas engine that recharges the electric motor as needed -- kind of the opposite of how hybrids work. The Volt might be seen as more practical, since it doesn't need to be plugged in every 100 miles, but if the Leaf gets a foothold ahead of the Chevy's introduction, it might establish a cult following like the Prius.
Read Pulitzer-Prize winner Dan Neil's take on it: latimes.com
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