Nissan: 6,635 customers have signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf

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

Officially Official: Nissan sending out Leaf registration emails, will take money Tuesday

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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Report: Nissan Leaf priced at U.S. $38,500+ in Japan

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