At a news conference in Tokyo, Carlos Ghosn, the Chief Executive of Nissan, announced that the company is planning to mass-produce electric cars within the next five years.

With the rising concern of global warming and people wanting more green vehicles, Ghosn says that Nissan is hoping to become the leader in zero-emission vehicle technology.

Even though the car industry has had problems with electric car production in the past (check out writer/director Chris Paine’s film Who Killed the Electric Car?), Nissan is certain that it can provide vehicles with 100% lower emissions. And it hopes to convince consumers that electric cars are worth buying.

One thing to look forward to is that in just two years Nissan will have zero-emission electric cars for government fleets in the U.S. and Japan.

There is still no specific model that will be used for the electric vehicle, but Nissan did show off its lithium-ion battery powered car called the Denki Cube at a New York International Auto Show.

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We hope that Nissan is successful in producing these electric vehicles, especially since they will be used on government fleets.

That would mean a huge decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions and a smaller carbon footprint of the U.S. in other parts of the world.