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Starting in the summer of 2011, Nissan's newest micro sized low emissions vehicle will be available. And environmentalists are bound to fall head over heels for. The Micra DIG S is powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder Direct Injection Gasoline-Supercharger engine. The out-of-the-box design offers the best of both worlds, delivering 98 horsepower (hp), 142 Nm, and a top speed of 112 mph when coupled with a manual gearbox. As far as CO_2…

It is no surprise that Nissan Motor Co. has been struggling to meet demand for its hot-selling, pure-electric LEAF - after all, who wouldn't want one? To put Nissan's situation into perspective: In the fiscal year, starting in April, the Japanese automaker has capacity to produce 50,000 LEAFS. This might seem like more than enough for a new electric car. However, 17,000 of those 50,000 LEAFS will go toward fulfilling existing…