Bottom line: let's pretend that there was zero U.S. involvement in the Leaf. The subsidy still makes good economic sense because it is a hell of a lot cheaper and a far smarter long term investment helping consumers buy EVs than subsidizing the price of foreign oil.
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/opinion-why-early-ev-adopters-deserve-tax-credits-electric-vehicle/
-- DavidV
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/opinion-why-early-ev-adopters-deserve-tax-credits-electric-vehicle/
-- DavidV