Video: Nissan starts the Leaf v Volt rivalry

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The Chevrolet Volt is not even on sale over here yet, but our American cousins at Nissan have already started stirring up the rivalry between the range-extender and the all-electric Leaf.

Nissan's latest advert cheekily poses the question "What if everything ran on gas?" and proceeds to show a series of bizarre examples of what life would be like if this were the case. Everything from alarm clocks to work computers and even hairdryers are shown with internal combustion engines.

This neatly cuts to a Volt owner filling up the range-extending fuel tank of his Chevrolet, while glancing across at the Leaf owner who unplugs his car and drives away. Your move Chevrolet.

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