The countdown is on! The all-new Nissan Leaf electric car is slated to go on sale by the end of this year—but interested customers better act now if they want to get their hands on one. Almost 50,000 people already have registered at Nissan’s Web site to get more info about the vehicle, and they’ll be first in line when it comes to being able to purchase one.
Per Nissan, here’s how the buying process will go: First off, you’ve got to join all those other registrants Nissan’s website. Then, in April, Nissan will begin taking actual reservations for the car, requiring a $100, fully refundable deposit. As mentioned, those who’ve already indicated their interest in the Leaf will get first crack at reserving one. Come August, buyers will be able to place “firm orders” for the car, picking out their various options, trim levels, etc., etc. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in December in the Leaf’s initial sales markets, with the vehicle rolling out nationally afterward.
Lucky customers will bring home an electric vehicle (EV) that will likely be a tough competitor for the more-talked-about Chevrolet Volt. It’s true the Leaf will be a smaller car than the Chevy, but it should have a smaller price tag, too. In addition, Nissan claims the Leaf will have a range of 100 miles on a single charge, more than double the 40-mile range of the Volt. To combat “range anxiety,” Marlboro Nissan auto repair says the Leaf will boast Nissan’s Advanced Intelligent Transportation system. The key here is that the system will both keep track of how much electricity remains in the Leaf’s “fuel tank” and provide the locations of nearby charging stations.
The Volt, on the other hand, uses an entirely different approach to this problem: If the Chevy runs out of juice, its small gas engine can kick in to act as an onboard generator, providing electricity to power the Volt for an additional 360 or so miles on a full tank of gas.
Either way, drivers visiting Elk Grove Nissan are happy that the the EV revolution could finally be here to stay. But VA Nissan dealers hope that state and federal incentives for driving EVs are here to stay.
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