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The 2011 Nissan Leaf is not a low-volume slice of automotive exotica like a Tesla Roadster, nor is it an electrified version of a conventional gasoline car like the Mitsubishi i MiEV, and it is certainly not a plug-in hybrid like a Chevrolet Volt or a conventional hybrid like a Toyota Prius.


It is a brand-new, purpose-built, mass-produced, battery-powered family car and, as such, the very first of its kind in the world. And the pros at Edmunds' Inside Line have driven it - and answered the question on everybody's mind these days: Is it a real car for real people?


You'll need to go to IL's 2011 Nissan Leaf First Drive for the answer to that.


But in that article you'll see mention of a review Green Car Advisor Senior Editor John O'Dell wrote after test driving a "mule" Leaf in Japan nearly 10 months ago. Back then, he was assured by Nissan reps that the concept was "99 percent there."


If you lay awake at night as images of plug-in, zero-emissions Leafs dance in your head, you'll want to read John's take on the mule as well.

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Edmunds' Inside Line Puts 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle Through Its Paces was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.