Nissan sold 2, 100 Leaf electric cars, the best month since the car hit the market two years ago.

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Since then, several small companies have been groping for the technology and funding to bring electric cars back to the streets.

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And the fact of the matter is, is that we've already cut oil imports since I came into office and we can keep on going further by transforming our auto fleets and have folks driving electric cars, and develop those cars right here in the United States and put those folks back to work.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a DNC Event in Washington, DC