Nissan recently announced that production of their pioneering EV, the LEAF, would be moving their Smyrna, Tennessee plant. This is the very same plant where workers  turn out 550,000 vehicles each year - including the Nissan Altima and Pathfinder, among others. And while we're pretty excited to see production move a bit closer to home, we've also heard a rumor that European drivers will enjoy many of the same benefits of a move such as this.

Until now, the LEAF has only been produced in Nissan's plant in Oppama, Japan. From there, it's shipped out around…