You may not need a connecting cable to plug-in the Leaf into a charging station.
Experiments on non-contact electric vehicle charging are taking place in Japan whereby electric power is supplied via magnetic induction from a primary power supply coil in the ground to a secondary coil on the vehicle. When the primary coil is electrically charged, it generates a magnetic field that induces current in the secondary coil and charges the batteries with no physical connection
- Nissan Leaf website
how cool can it get =) I hope they will extend this kind of technology into a wider application like cellphone/Ipod recharging. No more hassles with cables and adaptors.