Ghosn in jail risks his electric-car vision as Tesla zooms by

The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car ever, with cumulative sales approaching 355,000 units through the third quarter of this year. (BLOOMBERG)

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Bloomberg

December 05, 2018 05:00 AM

Carlos Ghosn was an early proponent of electric cars, telling the world in 2009 that Nissan Motor Co. would lead a revolution to eliminate gas guzzlers with its battery-powered Leaf.

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