Nissan
says
the
loan
enables
production
of
the
zero-emissions
electric
Leaf
car
and
lithium-ion
battery
backs
to
power
it
at
the
Smyrna
facility,
outside
Nashville.
About
1,300
American
jobs
will
be
created
by
the
two
projects,
according
to
Energy
Secretary
Steven
Chu.
“This
is
an
investment
in
our
clean
energy
future.
It
will
bring
the
United
States
closer
to
reducing
our
dependence
on
foreign
oil
and
help
lower
carbon
pollution,”he
says.
“We
are
committed
to
making
strides
to
revitalize
the
American
auto
industry
and
supporting
the
development
of
clean
energy…
