Nissan LEAF

April was another good month for the Nissan LEAF, which moved 1,936 units nationwide to post its second best month of sales since hitting the market in late 2010.

Nissan wants to see 600 electric car rapid chargers throughout the United States by the end of March 2014. The rapid chargers can add about 50 to 60 miles of range in less than 30 minutes. The company also wants to support a two-fold increase in Level 2 240-volt public charging stations—to 22,000 locations nationwide. This isn't the first time that Nissan has set out ambitious goals for EV charging infrastructure.

Six new electric car Quick Chargers will be open to the public at Nissan dealers in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento areas by the end of April. That's according to Aerovironment, an electric car charging company that serves as Nissan's EV integration partner. Another seven are expected one month later, representing a leap forward with the company's national network.