Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric If you aren’t already on the list to purchase a 2011 Nissan Leaf , you’re officially out of luck. During a speech to the Detroit Economic Club today, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the U.S. market allotment for the first year’s production of Leafs is already sold out more than six months before the EV even goes on sale.
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Carlos Ghosn: 2011 Nissan Leaf sold out
Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image gallery How many people plunked down $99 to register for a Nissan Leaf ? According to an email from Nissan , “As of this morning, 6,635 customers signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf.” The reservation line has only been open about 70 hours (Nissan began taking reservations late Tuesday ), so that’s a pretty solid rate of ~100 an hour. Katherine Zachary, who handles PR for Nissan North America, told Autoblog that during the first three hours, 2,700 people registered for the Leaf, and that it’s been a steady flow ever since.
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Nissan: 6,635 customers have signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf
Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric We found an email in our inbox today that should make a lot of long-term plug-in vehicle fans happy. For the first time in about forever, a major OEM is taking orders on an all-electric passenger vehicle. Yes, Nissan is about ready to take your money in exchange for a purchase or a lease on the new Leaf , starting Tuesday.
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Officially Official: Nissan sending out Leaf registration emails, will take money Tuesday
Filed under: Concept Cars , Japan , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery Interest in, and ” pre-orders” for , the Nissan Leaf remains high, but a report from the Japanese newspaper the Mainichi Shimbun might put a damper on things. Apparently, the price for the all-electric car in Japan will be somewhere between 3.5 million and 4 million yen, which is about $38,667 to $44,191 U.S. at today’s exchange rates. Granted, even if these prices are accurate, they certainly don’t automatically equal the MSRP for the U.S.
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Report: Nissan Leaf priced at U.S. $38,500+ in Japan