Nissan Battery Plant

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd President and CEO Carlos Ghosn stands next to an all-electric Nissan Leaf, Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Smyrna, Tenn. Nissan North America, Inc. held its ground-breaking ceremony for a lithium-ion battery plant as part of its plan to start building electric cars and eventually create up to 1,300 jobs in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)