A Little Too Soon To Draw Conclusions OR Is The Volt REALLY Cleaning The Leaf's Clock?

And there they go! The electric car war has become official as production of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Nissan Leaf started in November. Now that sales are getting registered, you'll start to see some comparisons in terms of sales and articles that say "X is stomping out Y!"

In reality, I think it's a bit too early to come to any conclusion; however, it will be interesting to see who overtakes who in the electric car race at the end of 2011. Until then, I think we'll hold our horses before comparing.

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In January, General Motors sold 321 Chevrolet Volt cars. Meanwhile, Nissan, its fiercest electric car competitor, has sold just 87 Leaf cars in the U.S.

Both cars went into production at the end of November...

...It will be impossible to gauge consumer acceptance of either car until at least later this year, said Jesse Toprak, a sales analyst with the automotive Web site Truecar.com

"From a numbers perspective, we've got to wait until at least six months into full production," Toprak said...