Can petrol really burn out and fade away for good?

Claire Connelly, Technology Reporter
news.com.au
May 18, 2012

NISSAN has launched Australia’s first fully electric car, boasting green credentials from the name up.

While there have been hybrid petrol-electric cars available before, the company says its Nissan Leaf is the country’s first “100 per cent electric car” that can run up to 170km on a single charge, with no emissions.

And if that’s not green enough for you, the Leaf is also made up of 95 per cent recyclable materials.

Singer and actress Natalie Bassingthwaite launched the car, along with an accompanying art exhibition at Sydney’s Customs House, saying the Leaf was “the ultimate set of wheels” for people interested in finding “an alternative for our kids’ future”.