Nissan tackles Volkswagen electric claims, commits to increasing Leaf range

Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer started by recalling history. �??What did our friends at VW call it [growth of