Nissan sees U.S. elec vehicle capacity over 100,000

YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 23 - Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it expects its electric vehicle output in the United States to have an initial capacity of more than 100,000 vehicles a year.

Nissan had chosen a site in Tennessee to make electric vehicles and batteries, Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan and French partner Renault told reporters after Nissan's annual shareholders' meeting.