Seems this has been mentioned before, but this time it seems the announcement is official. Maybe someone will make a move entitled "Who Brought the Electric Car Back from the Dead". Full article Log in according to the instructions in this post.
So it might be a few more years before we can actually get our hands on it. But I am greatly encouraged because this seems to be the first time a major car maker has committed publicly to this. And while Nissan may not be as good as Toyota, it's not a garbage-car company like Ford or GM.
Did Nissan forget to remove the large Renault insignia? Did they 'borrow' the front end design from Mitsubishi?
Didn't Nissan license the HSD from Toyota for their Hybrids? I thought that was the case, and if so, this might hint at the availability of plugins from Toyota.