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Nissan to start taking orders for LEAF electric car

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Rybold, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. Rybold

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    CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Nissan Motor Co (7201.TO) will begin taking reservations in April for its all-electric Leaf vehicle which is due to roll into showrooms in some U.S. markets in December.
    Buyers, who pay a $100 refundable fee, can reserve the vehicle in advance before the auto maker begins taking purchase orders in August, Nissan said in a statement Thursday. Leafs will be available via lease or sale in a transaction that will also cover the battery pack. The purchase price will also be announced in April.

    Nissan to open Leaf pre-order 'reservations' in April - MarketWatch


    " including the assessment, permitting and installation of in-home battery-charging units," said Nissan's Americas chairman Carlos Tavares.
     
    #1 Rybold, Feb 11, 2010
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    Web site for the leaf (U.S.):
    Nissan LEAF Electric Car
     
    #2 oms2burn, Feb 12, 2010
  3. TonyPSchaefer

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    I wouldn't mind testing one for a while. With a 100 mile range, it's pretty much the perfect commuter car. For the last several months I've been plugging in my EBH every evening and can't see how this would be any different.
     
    #3 TonyPSchaefer, Feb 12, 2010
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    It's different in that the plug-in procedure will get you down the road a lot farther

    ;)

    It'll be interesting to see how much a (much nearer) "zero-smog" vehicle that translates out to over 200mpg (doing the math on energy created by a combonation of coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, PV, and nuke based electricity) will help Nissan achieve future federally mandated standards of 35mpg average.
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    $100? I'm in:)
     
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    I wonder what the purchase price will be?
     
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