The British Government recently announced £381 mil. support for Ford motor and Nissan and has extended a £20.7 mil. grant to Nissan. Nissan plans to manufacture their Leaf electric car for the European car market at it's plant in Sunderland here in the UK.
For your info, the Leaf is a five-seater hatchback and said to have a range of 100 miles with top speed of more than 90 mph.