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Take a look at his recent review of driving the upcoming Nissan Leaf electric car.<\/a> It’s a veritable love letter, which doesn’t surprise me (because I know that driving a good electric vehicle can send one swooning head over heals in love) but may surprise anyone unfamiliar with electric drive. Neil is eminently quotable, with great turns of phrase like, “When gasoline-powered cars sleep at night, they dream of being electric.”<\/p>\n