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Electric car rentals are coming. Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced last week that they will be offering Nissan Leaf all-electric cars beginning as early as January of 2011. The all-electric cars with a range of about 100 miles between charging will be available initially at dealerships in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Nashville and Knoxville, with about 500 Leafs being added to the fleet for starters.

“Leaf” stands for “Leading Environmental Affordable Family” car.

They’re also adding electric vehicle charging stations to a few dozen locations around the country. The  Leaf electrics charge more quickly from a charging station than they do from a standard electrical outlet – about 8 hours as compared to twenty.

Enterprise joins Hertz as the second large car rental firm to announce the addition of all-electrics to their fleet. It is expected that other rental car companies will follow suit.

But what about right now? While you’re waiting for the all-electric vehicles to show up, Enterprise currently offers hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius. Though they’re not “zero emission” vehicles, they do provide better fuel efficiency than the non-hybrids, at 51 mpg in the city and 48 on the highway.

Besides saving on gas mileage, you can save 50% on your next rental at Enterprise with our rental car coupons. Rent a Prius now.