Nissan Motor Co's compact lithium-ion battery packs are placed on a platform display of its new electric...
Nissan Motor Co's compact lithium-ion battery packs are placed on a platform display of the company's new electric vehicle (EV) at the Oppama test drive facility in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo July 27, 2009. Nissan plans to unveil the design of the production EV on August 2, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS TRANSPORT)