Can the New Nissan Leaf Transform Electric-Vehicle Market?
View on Time website"Still, some incentives remain, including a generous federal tax credit of up to $7,500. But tepid U.S. policy support for electric vehicles means automakers will need to change consumer perceptions to attract customers, at least in the short term, says Josh Linn, an energy and environment researcher at the nonpartisan think tank Resources for the Future.
'The greater demand over time will stimulate automakers to invest in technologies, and eventually that will have an effect on the U.S. market,' says Linn. But 'the bigger challenge right now is how consumers perceive the vehicles.'"
